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Judge Blocks Biden Administration From Doling Out Grants Based on Race, Gender
The Epoch Times ^ | May 19, 2021 | Zachary Stieber

Posted on 05/20/2021 10:31:20 AM PDT by yoe

A federal judge in Texas this week blocked the Biden administration from prioritizing (grants) in a COVID-19 restaurant relief program by their race or gender.

U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, a George W. Bush nominee, said he believes plaintiff Philip Greer, a cafe owner, is likely to succeed in his lawsuit against the Small Business Association (SBA) as he granted a request for a temporary restraining order (TRO).

[snip]“The Small Business Administration lurches America dangerously backward, reversing the clock on American progress, and violating our most sacred and revered principles by actively and invidiously discriminating against American citizens solely based upon their race and sex. This is illegal, it is unconstitutional, it is wrong, and it must stop,” his (lawsuit) states.


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Laurie Lightfoot's (racist remark) should also be shot down. That Mayor is really racist!
1 posted on 05/20/2021 10:31:20 AM PDT by yoe
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Ha!!! Those ‘professors’ will not like that!

BTW-If merit and academic achievement are not the first considerations, is THAT really ‘science’ ... I??


2 posted on 05/20/2021 10:34:46 AM PDT by SMARTY ( "Force always attracts men of low morality. " Albert Einstein)
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About time!
If any organization should be prohibited from discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity and such, it’s the Federal Government.


3 posted on 05/20/2021 10:40:32 AM PDT by sjmjax
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To: yoe

4 posted on 05/20/2021 10:41:09 AM PDT by skimbell
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To: yoe

Finally, a little sanity. For now at least.


5 posted on 05/20/2021 10:46:02 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem by far: most of the news media is agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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To: yoe

And he should be in jail for trying it!


6 posted on 05/20/2021 10:47:31 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Non-binary transnormativity is a construct of intersectionality. Leftist gobbledegook stinks.)
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This is a very important decision, for one big reason. When a plaintiff files a lawsuit, it can take months or years for the case to work its way through the courts. When a lawsuit like this is accompanied by a request for a temporary restraining order (TRO), the plaintiff is basically saying one or both of these two things:

1. I need the court to impose this TRO because I will be irreparably harmed if the defendant's actions are allowed to proceed while this case is working its way through the court system.

2. I am likely to prevail in the case no matter how long it takes, so I should be given the benefit of this temporary order while the case is being fought.

When the judge considered this ruling, Item #1 wasn't really a consideration. The case is basically being contested over money, and money is actually one of the things that is hardly ever the basis of "irreparable harm" in a court case. It's not like the guy is suing over something that is a threat to his health and safety. Whether he wins the case five years from now or five weeks from now, he'll get the money he's suing for.

So the judge probably issued this ruling entirely on the basis of Item #2, which means the likelihood that the plaintiff will ultimately win the case is very, very high.

7 posted on 05/20/2021 10:50:09 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("And once in a night I dreamed you were there; I canceled my flight from going nowhere.")
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This is illegal, it is unconstitutional, it is wrong, and it must stop,” his (lawsuit) states.

Nice to see this judge call out this garbage the left is pushing for what it is.


8 posted on 05/20/2021 10:50:39 AM PDT by Jonny7797
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You didn’t build that!


9 posted on 05/20/2021 10:50:56 AM PDT by Veggie Todd (Religion. It's like a History class. Without the facts. )
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Yeah, but wait for the appellate decision.


10 posted on 05/20/2021 10:52:24 AM PDT by Cboldt
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5th circuit I think. Time for the racist in chief to punt.


11 posted on 05/20/2021 11:05:21 AM PDT by phoneman08 (qwiyrqweopigradfdzcm,.dadfjl,dz )
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Fascinating that this “administration” (er, criminal enterprise) finds it OK to discriminate in government grants and contracting.

That takes us back to 1963!

If it’s OK to do that now, then can the white states start reserving contracts and money for white businesses only?

Right. Didn’t think so. The riots would be never ending.


12 posted on 05/20/2021 11:11:40 AM PDT by Regulator (It's Fraud, Jim)
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About time a judge puts a stop to growing racism and bias by the government.


13 posted on 05/20/2021 11:11:53 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Buy American, Hire American! End All Worker Visa Programs. Replace Visa Workers w/ American Wo)
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They were doing that with Covid shots here in NYS...saying it was more equitable. BS.


14 posted on 05/20/2021 11:36:13 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Seems we do have laws against discrimination and the libtards are breaking them. File more lawsuits.


15 posted on 05/20/2021 12:02:34 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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Gender? You mean sex.

Gender is a fraudulent behavioral term for normalizing perversity.


16 posted on 05/20/2021 12:37:03 PM PDT by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War" )
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I wonder what the difference is between Biden’s plan and Trump’s? I’m not defending Biden, but this was one of two major things Trump did that I did not like.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-unveiling-500b-plan-to-boost-black-communities-and-classify-kkk-and-antifa-as-terrorist-organizations/ar-BB19qsFa


17 posted on 05/20/2021 1:03:39 PM PDT by suthener
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This is good news. Hope it’s not shot down by liberal activists judge.


18 posted on 05/20/2021 1:16:30 PM PDT by Rusty0604 (" When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." -Ronald Reagan)
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To: yoe

Democrat party founded on racism.


19 posted on 05/20/2021 1:25:59 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: skimbell

How mush doe a billboard cost?


20 posted on 05/20/2021 1:26:19 PM PDT by ProudVet97 (E)
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