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[quote=Anonymous]I've said it before and I'll say it again: Reparations in the form of cash payments or programs that are only open to black people are almost certainly unconstitutional, as they would violate the non-discrimination clauses of the constitution. Reparations were given to Japanese Americans for a discrete act by the US Government. That was considered an exception. You can't make the argument that discrimination against black americans is the result of a discrete act. Now, I think direct descendants of slaves who could prove their lineage might be able to qualify for such programs, but not black americans as a whole. So until you resolve the Constitutional problem--and are ok with the government discriminating based on race in terms of whom it helps--this is all an academic discussion.[/quote]
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