Finally, some good news:
A federal judge in Boston said Monday the termination of National Institutes of Health grants for research on diversity-related topics by the Trump administration was “void and illegal” and accused the government of discriminating against racial minorities and LGBTQ people.
What he wrote was especially good:
“This represents racial discrimination and discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community,” said Young, an appointee of Republican President Ronald Reagan. “Any discrimination by our government is so wrong that it requires the court to enjoin it and at an appropriate time, I’m going to do it.”
Referring to the termination of grants for research related to issues involving racial minorities, Young said that in four decades on the bench, he had “never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable.”
“You are bearing down on people of color because of their color,” he said, referring to the Trump administration. “The Constitution will not permit that.”
So, yeah, this is great. However, I do need to note something. The judge, U.S. District Judge William Young, was appointed by President Reagan, who died over 20 years ago. He is 84 years old. Sure, he’s taken senior status (semiretirement), but still. We are still getting rulings from judges Reagan appointed. Sure, this was a good decision, and I’m glad he made it, but think ahead to the damage the current president and his judges are doing, and how long that is going to affect us. This president is going to curse us for generations.
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