For example, the federal government acted properly in compensating the Japanese-Americans it incarcerated in concentration camps during World War II. The federal government is allowed to compensate the direct, immediate victims of its own racial discrimination, even if they all are of a particular race. It wrecked its economy by doing so, resulting in hyperinflation and leaving even its black population worse off. The African nation of Zimbabwe pursued a policy of reparations. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts “also said she supported reparations for black Americans impacted by slavery-a policy that experts say could cost several trillion dollars.” Harris later affirmed that support in a statement to The Times.
Last week, Senator Kamala Harris of California agreed with a radio host’s recent suggestion that government reparations for black Americans were necessary to address the legacies of slavery and discrimination. The Latest Political TrendĪs The New York Times reported, two leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination support reparations: So the next Democratic administration could override those rulings just by appointing left-leaning justices to replace conservative justices who die or retire. But Supreme Court rulings against racial entitlements are mostly 5-to-4 decisions with liberal justices in dissent. It interprets the Constitution as usually forbidding racial handouts, even for historically disadvantaged groups. Most forms of reparations would violate the Constitution as currently interpreted by the Supreme Court. That could cost taxpayers trillions of dollars and harm the economy. Leading Democrats are now endorsing reparations for black Americans.
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