posted on March 30, 2001 06:42:11 AM new
A long court battle?
I'm not so sure. Wouldn't a court have to first accept the complaint for adjudication? The defendants would also have to be specifically identified. I don't think you can go to court and point the finger at the government or business or society in a vague and rather general way. Also, aren't there statutes on the books that make it difficult to bring suit against the federal government?
I think the talk about going to court is mostly posturing. I think the only way this matter could be resolved in favor of the "victims" of slavery would be for Congress to pass special legislation.
posted on March 30, 2001 10:22:57 AM new
I want some! How many years did women work without pay - basically as some man's property?
Put me on the reparations band wagon. Let's see, Mom, Gran'ma, and Great Grandmother, each worked for about 30 years, 16 hours/day (plus the 8 on call hours each night while there were children in the house) without pay. For women whose folks came over earlier, you've got even more coming.
I'm sorry to be facetious, but it's just not feasible to pay back all the people in this country who've gotten a raw deal because they weren't white and male.
One side of my heritage has been in this country from the very early developments (right after the Mayflower) -many can be found in history books, held elected offices, developed and founded the USA- and due to the economical situation we are in or facing, I believe we should legalize marijuana, stop investigating politicians for having sexual relations with interns, stop giving our government employees (politicians -elected offices- & non-elected offices, positions and laborers) fringe benefits, take back the post office -in other words cut the fat- and put the money we would save into a foundation of sorts to give the African-Americans a "hand-up."
The other side of my heritage came to America in the late 1900s.
The women in my heritage were married did their wifely duties without $ compensation.
