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The Antithesis of MLK's Mission: Biden Admin Bans White Farmers from Gov Assistance 'Solely Due to Their Race'

Tré Goins-Phillips : Apr 30, 2021
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Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, and fought for this concept: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."

[Faithwire.com] A group of white farmers from Midwestern states are suing President Joe Biden's administration over a financial assistance program that excludes them based "solely" on the color of their skin. (Image: Pixabay)

The legal team representing the farmers, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, state in their complaint filed this week that the Department of Agriculture's "use of racial discrimination as a tool to end ‘systemic racism' is ... unconstitutional," urging the court to enjoin the practice.

According to the USDA website, the loan forgiveness program within the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 will "pay up to 120% of loan balances ... for Farm Service Agency (FSA) Direct and Guaranteed Farm Loans and Farm Storage Facility Loans debt relief to any socially disadvantaged producer who has a qualifying loan with FSA."

"Socially disadvantaged producers" are only farmers who are "black/African American, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American, or Pacific Islander."

Farmers who happen to be white don't qualify for the assistance...

"If you're a white person, if you're a white woman, no forgiveness [from the USDA]. That's reparations. What does that have to do with COVID? These people in the Congress today—the House and the Senate on the Democratic side—are out of control liberals. God help us all if we don't check and balance them in 2022." -Sen. Lindsey Graham... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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