My Guess Is This Guy's Ready to Litigate....
Here's a public service announcement for you all - although given my constant criticisms of Jim Clyburn, I doubt many black farmers read this blog. I was forwarded an e-mail made by a group of black ambulance chasers - I mean attorneys. With all the other things attorneys sue over, they've found another one: Suing the US Dept. of Agriculture - twice.
It's a bit complicated, so i'll just print the statement from the shysters...
In 1997, African-American farmer Timothy Pigford filed a class action lawsuit (Pigford v. Glickman, or ”Pigford”) against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). This was in large part a response to the USDA’s failing to implement its own recommendations for addressing the persistent racism in the administration of its programs. African-American farmers turned to the courts in hopes of finally addressing this monumental injustice. The settlement was reached on behalf of African-American farmers in 1999, and became known as the ”Black Farmer Settlement”.
The ”Black Farmer Settlement” was the largest in civil rights history. Unfortunately, a vast number of African American farmers did not have their cases heard on the merits, and a majority of African American farmers who filed claims under the ”Black Farmer Settlement” did not get the opportunity to have their claims heard.
The Pigford class action lawsuit set an initial deadline of October 12, 1999 to file a claim. As it turns out, only 21,776 individuals learned about the settlement and submitted a claim by the deadline. On September 15, 2000, the deadline for late claimants passed – this time with far more applications.
A vast number of farmers did not have their cases heard on the merits. Approximately 73,800 petitioners (66,000 before the September 15, 2000 late filing deadline) were filed under the late filing procedure, of which only 2,116 were approved. Thus the vast majority of Pigford filers have unredressed claims of discrimination.
Ninety-seven percent of all late claimants and more than 75 percent of all claimants were denied the new “forty acres and a mule” promised in the Pigford v. Glickman class action lawsuit. But the fight is not over.
Legislation in the United States Congress aims to reopen Pigford v. Glickman and allow “black farmers’”claims of racial discrimination to be answered. The Food and Energy Security Act of 2008, may allow certain African American farmers to realize the promises of Pigford v. Glickman once and for all.
If you or a family member is an African-American farmer who tried to participate in the ”Black Farmer Settlement”, but had the claim denied due to its being “late” please contact our offices immediately. Proposed new legislation may give the opportunity to have ”late Pigford” or ”late Black Farmer Settlement” claims heard.
Oops, I forgot to add the phone number.... Anyway, if you are interested they will be meeting right here in Flotown . Here is the time and address.
Wednesday August 6, 2008 New Harvest Presbyterian Church 111 Williams Blvd. Florence, SC 29504 843-667-6383 (For Direction Only)10am to 1pm.
Now, i have no idea really what this is all about, but I'm sure eventually it will end up raising my taxes - and make some attorneys VERY RICH...
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1 comment:
Mike, as the son of a poor black sharecropper, does Steve Martin have any standing in this case? As a descendant of the Judeo Christian tradition, held in slavery between the time of Joseph and Moses by "black african Egyptians", do you have any claim through reparations that you ought to be due, based on the harm to yo ancestors?
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