Jello Biafra wrote:They are valid, how else do you determine who deserves reparations and who pays for them... Otherwise your idea isn't reparations...
You determine who pays for them by looking at the perpetrator of the wrong - the Federal government.
Who determine who deserves them by looking at who has been harmed by the polices of the Federal government , either by the institution of slavery, or more to the point, the subsequent legal policies that harmed blacks.
And there is a format available to anyone who feels they have been harmed. They can take their case to court. This is how reparation should be pursued. There is no reason to single out one group for special treatment as this avenue is open to all who think they have been wronged in any way.