Senate Apologizes for Slavery and Segregation

Here on the eve of June 19^th, or as it is known here in Texas, Juneteenth, the US Senate has unanimously passed a resolution authored by Senate Democrat Tom Harkin a few years back. The bill expresses the sense in the Senate that it is deeply sorry for 250 years of slavery and 130 years of segregation by race.

The bill has been sent on to the House where it is hoped it will soon pass there as well.

The bill is nonbinding.

No reparations.

No restitution.

Just a simple “Sorry, Dude.”

As a matter of fact there is wording in the bill that nothing in the bill supports restitution by the United States.

So I guess the descendents of slaves will just have to wait a little longer for their promised “40 acres and a mule.”