The Hill reports that Democrat lawmakers have “reintroduced a resolution to offer reparations to descendants of enslaved Africans and people of African descent” to the tune of $14 trillion.
However, Article I, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution clearly states, “No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.” And Article I, Section 10 says, “No State shall … pass any Bill of Attainder, [or] ex post facto Law.” Apparently, the founders thought it important to ban such legislation at both the federal and state levels.
