(Martin Walsh) A Tennessee federal district court has shut down arguably one of the most racist policies Joe Biden’s administration tried to put in place.
by Martin Walsh, July 9th, 2021
As noted by Kyle Becker at Becker News, Biden’s team tried to implement a discriminatory farm loan forgiveness program that excludes white farmers and only provided relief to “minorities.”
Late on Thursday, the Court issued a preliminary injunction to halt the racist program.
The judge said that the program did not even consider the financial status of those who applied and completely eliminated helping others based on their race.
The relief program, launched in March under Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act, paid up to 120 percent of the loans for farmers or ranchers who are black, Hispanic, Latino, American Indian or Alaskan native and Asian American or Pacific Islander.
The $3.8 billion initiative drew an April lawsuit in Wisconsin Federal Court by 12 white farmers and ranchers from nine states — who said they were excluded from the program due to their race.
Judge William Griesbach issued a temporary restraining order Thursday halting the program while the case is decided.
The judge argued that the United States Department of Agriculture provided the help “without actually considering the financial circumstances of the applicant.”
The “only consideration in determining whether a farmer or rancher’s loans should be completely forgiven is the person’s race or national origin,” the judge said. “Plaintiffs are completely excluded from participation in the program based on their race.”
“The obvious response to a government agency that claims it continues to discriminate against farmers because of their race or national origin is to direct it to stop: it is not to direct it to intentionally discriminate against others on the basis of their race and national origin,” he said in his decision.
Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a lawsuit challenging the program in April on behalf of 12 white farmers and the group’s President Rick Esenberg was thrilled with the judge’s decision.
The case made its way to the Sixth Circuit Court of appeals where, by a 2 -1 ruling, it was decided that the Biden Administration’s prioritization of minority and women-owned businesses was “unconstitutional.”
Judge Amul Thapar, who penned the majority decision, was joined by Judge Alan Norris in a ruling that read, in part, “This case is about whether the government can allocate limited coronavirus relief funds based on the race and sex of the applicants. We hold that it cannot.”
“Thus, we enjoin the government from using these unconstitutional criteria when processing Antonio Vitolo’s application,” the ruling said.
“Since the government failed to justify its discriminatory policy, the plaintiffs will win on the merits of their constitutional claim,” it said.
“The government shall fund the plaintiffs’ grant application, if approved, before all later-filed applications, without regard to processing time or the applicants’ race or sex. The government, however, may continue to give veteran-owned restaurants priority in accordance with the law. This preliminary injunction shall remain in place until this case is resolved on the merits and all appeals are exhausted,” the court ruled.
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