Anonymous ID: 005611 Jan. 18, 2021, 3:56 a.m. No.12581860   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1866 >>1926 >>1929 >>1939 >>2023 >>2128 >>2236

https://northwestobserver.com/index.php?ArticleId=812

 

Reparations in Play in the Legislature

$123,000 to Black Oregonians who can demonstrate heritage in slavery

 

The proposal, SB 619 has explicitly laid out a plan for reparations. The plan calls for a $123,000 annuity to be paid out for the life of the applicant.

 

The legislation is being introduced by State Senator Lew Frederick (D-Portland) and has indicated that it is at the request of former State Representative Tiffiny Mitchell. Mitchell recently served one term representing House District 32, which is Clatsop and Tillamook counties. She has since moved to Washington state. It's not clear if Senator Frederick, who is black, would be eligible to apply for reparations.

 

(a) Is descended from an American slave

(b) Has identified as African-American on legal documents for at least 10 years before the date of the application

(c) Is at least 18 years of age, an emancipated minor or a ward, as defined in ORS 419A.004, whose parents are deceased or for whom parental rights have been terminated and have not been reinstated, and

(d) Has resided in Oregon for at least two years before the date of the application.

Anonymous ID: 005611 Jan. 18, 2021, 3:59 a.m. No.12581876   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1926 >>2023 >>2128 >>2236

https://northwestobserver.com/index.php?ArticleId=811

 

legislation has been proposed that will change the way businesses are compensated when governments take possession of their property during an emergency. Marty Wilde (D-Eugene) has introduced HB 2238

 

The effective part of the proposed legislation reads,

 

An owner of property that is used or possessed only temporarily under this section is not entitled to compensation except as the owner may prove entitlement to compensation under Article I, section 18, of the Oregon Constitution.

 

words that are not defined in the change are "temporary" and "possessed." One can imagine a scenario in which the COVID-19 lockdowns are regarded as temporary and an order to shut down or reduce activity is regarded as possessed. If both of these are true, then the state need not compensate businesses for losses due to lockdown orders.

 

Affected businesses could include:

 

Housing providers' losses due to eviction moratoria

Service industry businesses, such as restaurants and bars

Other businesses that cater to the public, such as gyms, ice rinks and exercise facilities