{"id":460447,"date":"2021-04-28T08:05:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T12:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=460447"},"modified":"2021-04-28T08:05:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T12:05:29","slug":"texas-official-sues-biden-administration-for-discriminating-against-white-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-official-sues-biden-administration-for-discriminating-against-white-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Official Sues Biden Administration For Discriminating Against White Farmers\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-official-sues-biden-administration-for-discriminating-against-white-farmers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=460447&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1482.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller sued the Biden administration on Monday for alleged discrimination against white farmers.<\/p>\n<p>Miller, backed by America First Legal Foundation, claims Biden\u2019s Agricultural Department\u2019s racial exclusion of whites in their COVID-19 relief package for farmers and ranchers\u00a0violates the U.S. Constitution and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Courthouse News Service\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/texas-agriculture-commissioner-claims-covid-19-aid-discriminates-against-white-farmers-ranchers\/\">reported<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lawsuit says the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan\u00a0passed by Congress last month includes provisions for the forgiveness of loans to \u2018socially disadvantaged\u2019 farmers or ranchers of up to 120% of the value of the loan,\u201d the report outlined. \u201cIt claims other federal laws limit help for white farmers and ranchers, including the Agriculture Department being required to give preference to grant applications filed by \u2018socially disadvantaged\u2019 farmers or ranchers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese racial exclusions are patently unconstitutional, and the court should permanently enjoin their enforcement,\u201d the complaint reads. \u201cDoing so will promote equal rights under the law for all American citizens and promote efforts to stop racial discrimination, because \u2018[t]he way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The complaint argues that white ethnic groups have also been subject to discrimination in American history, and therefore \u201cunambiguously qualify as members of a \u2018socially disadvantaged group,\u2019 and as \u2018socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndeed, throughout American history, many white ethnic groups have been subject to \u2018racial or ethnic prejudice because of their identity as members of a group without regard to their individual qualities,\u2019 including Irish, Italians, Germans, Jews and eastern Europeans,\u201d says the complaint. \u201cMembers of these ethnic groups unambiguously qualify as members of a \u2018socially disadvantaged group,\u2019 and as \u2018socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers,\u2019 under the plain text \u2026 \u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn interpretation of the underlying statutes that excludes plaintiffs like Miller because he is not \u2018black enough\u2019 would raise grave constitutional concerns under <em>Bolling v. Sharpe<\/em> and it should be rejected for that reason alone,\u201d the complaint argues. \u201cFor the same reason, the statutes should not be construed to empower the Department of Agriculture to choose a minimum threshold of minority ancestry when determining eligibility for benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>American First Legal Foundation, the group representing Miller, is headed by former White House adviser and immigration hawk Stephen Miller.<\/p>\n<p>Miller launched the group earlier this month with the express goal of proliferating America First policy and stopping unconstitutional actions from the Biden administration through the courts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose who believe in America First must not shy away from using our legal system to defend our society and our families from any unlawful actions by the left,\u201d Miller said in a statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/stephen-miller-legal-group-democratic-lawsuits\/\">according<\/a> to CBS News. \u201cThose looking to hold the new administration in Washington to account finally have their answer. Our self-imposed policy of legal disarmament is now over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>American First Legal Foundation has also already filed suit against the Biden administration on\u00a0behalf of Texas Republicans for \u201crefusing to expel unaccompanied, migrant Central American children under the Trump administration\u2019s Title 42, resulting in overcrowding at federal holding facilities at the border with Mexico,\u201d Courthouse News Service noted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/21-states-file-lawsuit-against-biden-to-overturn-controversial-canceling-of-keystone-xl-pipeline\">21 States File Lawsuit Against Biden To Overturn Controversial Canceling Of Keystone XL\u00a0Pipeline<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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