Posted on 04/17/2024 9:00:23 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
In a strange turn of events, the useful idiots that are progressive Democrats may finally give us exactly what we need to put the whole “reparations” movement to bed; here’s the story, from a report by Ben Kew and out yesterday at RedState:
California lawmakers are moving to create a "genealogy office" that would help determine an individual's eligibility for reparations.
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While previous proposals indicated that they might be willing to hand out checks to anyone who merely identifies as black, lawmakers are now seeking to create an agency that would help assess eligibility. This would presumably involve testing the DNA of applicants.
Following approval by the Judiciary Committee, the bill retained its clause defining ‘descendant’ as including ‘descendants of a free Black person living in the United States prior to the end of the 19th century.’
However, it modified a section referring to ‘African American descendants of a chattel enslaved person [living in the United States]’ to encompass ‘descendants of an African American chattel enslaved person in the United States.’
Now, here’s where I recall our attention to the lesson learned by Elizabeth “Fauxcahontas” Warren’s most inexperienced and naive confrontation with President Trump—if you remember, Warren actually took that DNA test Trump trolled her with, discovering that she did in fact have Indian blood in her…albeit at a fraction of what the average American possesses, but nonetheless, that WASP-y New Englander was part Indian (1/1024th, or .0009%).
So, per the modified language, it’s extremely likely that a number of “white” Americans would actually be eligible for California’s reparations program too—and we all know they can’t have that! And, funny enough, this very hypothetical was previously raised by pro-reparations activists as a “very real risk”
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I wonder if Commiefornia ever gets tired of sounding so stupid.
enjoy bankruptcy california- and also, prepare for descendants of white slaves to sue for racial bias for not compensating them too!
I have white relatives whose 23&me test showed negro heritage...wonder what the cutoff will be
Nuremberg Laws 2.0
Oh man. I have been involved with genealogy my whole life and I shudder to think how politicians will mess it up in order to pander to a special class of people.
This is good, 100’s of thousands will finally find out who’s there daddy!
Actually dems no longer (never did) care abt the blacks. NOW all the money goes to the illegal immigrants. This is juat an article to APPEASE the blacks. Every 4 years the dems LIE to them abt what they are gonna do for them and (look shocked) it NEVER happens. And yet dems STILL get the votes of the blacks.
Reparations will be going to the NEWCOMERS.
Knock knock.
Who’s their?
“This would presumably involve testing the DNA of applicants.”
Reparations are not free.
I don’t think California needs any kind of “genealogy office”. The Nazis worked out racial purity standards 80 years ago. Just dust off those old rules, California. They’ll work just fine.
This could get interesting as Some will complain about the skin color of those who qualify by DNA.
I’ll need to pick up more popcorn.
Are victims of affirmative action next in line?
Oh never challenge them on that. They always find new levels of stupidity previously assumed not to exist.
And what happens once the government gets their hands on people’s DNA?
Police use it to solve crimes.
A broke state sells the info to insurance companies
Etc.
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Agree with that. I simple do not believe ANYONE choosing to live there at this hour on this date has any notion what’s in store in the days to come. If they were capable of understanding they would be living in another place. The thing is that no one would want be their next door neighbor. The time to relocate is long past. (I am NOT directing my judgement toward those who have longed to leave but financial or family or age considerations have prevented them from doing so.) Maybe they can be rescued by some benevolent group later.
My ancestry were never slaveowners. My ancestry WAS taken as slaves.
I would love to have that list. Said recipients would never have a job if I was an employer and hiring, and I would not serve them if I owned a restaurant, nor service their automobile if I owned a repair shop, etc.
Disgusting lefties redistributing wealth. Buying votes and “loyalty”.
Get off the plantation already, losers.
So 1/16 black is the minimum threshold as under Jim Crow?
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