Maryland is on the verge of joining a sad fraternity of U.S. states that includes the likes of California, Illinois, and New York.
The Old Line State is now the fourth to pass legislation to create a state reparations commission.
The point of the commission, per The Hill, is “to study and recommend future reparations for slavery and racial discrimination.”
Those benefits would be targeted toward “individuals whose ancestors were enslaved” or who “were impacted by certain inequitable government policies.”
The outlet described the bill as “a top priority of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland” when it passed the Maryland House on Wednesday.
According to Maryland Matters, the bill to address “historical inequality” passed after a Republican amendment to the bill was rejected along party lines, 101-36 (more on this later).
The bill now just needs to be signed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore — a black Democrat.
However, it’s apparently not quite a slam dunk guarantee that Moore will sign the bill, as The Hill reported he has concerns on how it would impact the state budget.
While that’s certainly commendable, leave it to a Democrat to have a good idea for the wrong reasons.
No, Mr.