Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., has a history of supporting reparations for Black Americans, citing a ‘debt unpaid’ by the government. In a 2019 radio interview, Ossoff expressed his support for government-led efforts to address the social harms of slavery and other injustices.
Reparations Debate
Ossoff’s comments have raised questions about his stance on the proper role of government in addressing social inequality. The senator has not signed on as a sponsor of legislation to establish a commission to study reparations, despite expressing support for the idea in the past.
Conservatives have traditionally opposed reparations, arguing that they would amount to a form of positive discrimination, which is prohibited by the 14th Amendment. The Supreme Court has touched on the issue of positive discrimination in its decision on affirmative action.
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