(TheProudRepublic.com) – Labeling the move “unconstitutional” due to a lack of “direct harm,” civil rights attorney Leo Terrell slammed reparations for slavery.
Watch the video below.
During the Fox News show, host Harris Faulkner played a clip of Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA).
In the video, she can be seen discussing her May 2023 proposal for a “United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation” ahead of the Democrat National Convention
Terrell criticized the idea, saying that reparations based on “skin color” would contradict the Constitution.
“I want to be clear as possible with 35 years of practicing law. Federal reparations is impossible, unconstitutional. Why? There’s no causation,” Terrell told Faulkner.
He continued, “You can’t give out taxpayer federal government money based on skin color. No American today is responsible for the sins of slavery. No American today can show harm, direct harm, from the sins of slavery.”
Terrell also commented on Kamala Harris’s stance on reparations. “You will see Kamala Harris talk about reparations to black audiences,” Terrell said.
“She is in New Hampshire today, Harris. She won’t talk about reparations. She won’t talk about reparations and battleground states because it divides the country, and it is unconstitutional and racist,” he added.
In addition, Terrell pointed out that to pursue reparations, a clear legal claim must be established. He emphasized this while discussing a hypothetical scenario related to the Great Depression, which Faulkner had brought up.
“You have to have a legal claim. Who is the boogeyman? Who is directly responsible?” Terrell stated. “Show me the receipts of evidence that you can establish that, because of slavery, because of the depression, you were directly harmed.”
Terrell concluded by noting the presence of successful black individuals, such as millionaires and movie stars. “We have black millionaires, black movie stars, black actors — it makes no sense, Harris,” he added.
'No American Today Is Responsible': Leo Terrell Explains To Harris Faulkner Why Reparations For Slavery Are 'Impossible' pic.twitter.com/mPXQJSjN9D
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