Leisl writes in today’s New York Post about her legal fight to overturn the Biden administration’s unconstitutional racial discrimination.
In March, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act to uplift those hit hard by COVID-19 and the lockdowns, including farmers and ranchers. But there was a catch: White farmers and ranchers like me needn’t apply. Last week, a federal judge temporarily put the brakes on Biden’s race-based payouts, giving us hope that this injustice can still be made right in the courts.
Under the ARPA, COVID relief can only go to “socially disadvantaged” farmers and ranchers. The definition of “socially disadvantaged,” found elsewhere in federal law, is brazenly racial. It includes blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans and Pacific Islanders — just about every race and ethnicity you could imagine, except those who happen to be white…
