COLORADO: Springs barbershop owner files lawsuit over aid for minority-owned businesses.

[Zorro!]

COLORADO: Springs barbershop owner files lawsuit over aid for minority-owned businesses.

A Colorado Springs barbershop owner has filed a federal lawsuit against state officials claiming COVID-19 relief for minority-owned small business that was recently approved by the Colorado legislature is unconstitutional.

Equality Before The Law

The owner of Locals Barbershop, Etienne Hardre, claims that the $4 million in relief aid for minority business owners is discriminatory because access to the funds is solely based on race.

There is only one Race, the HUMAN Race

Governor Jared Polis, who is named in the lawsuit, signed the relief aid bill into law on Monday. Hardre is also suing Colorado’s Minority Business Office and its director.

Make 'Em Pay

Hardre claims the state fails to show how it would prevent discrimination or racism when choosing how the funds are distributed.

Our Standing Before Government Is Not Dependent On Skin Color

The lawsuit, which seeks to remove the minority requirement, says the barbershop owner has lost 33% of revenue and wants to apply for all available state aid. However, the barber says because he is white the state won’t provide him funds for minority-owned businesses.

Hurt everyone with bad policy, then play favorites with the relief in order to assure reelection — have we had enough?

We are One People
With One Law
Applied Without Favor

 

[Ben Thomson]

COLORADO: Springs barbershop owner files lawsuit over aid for minority-owned businesses.

A Colorado Springs barbershop owner has filed a federal lawsuit against state officials claiming COVID-19 relief for minority-owned small business that was recently approved by the Colorado legislature is unconstitutional.

Equality Before The Law

The owner of Locals Barbershop, Etienne Hardre, claims that the $4 million in relief aid for minority business owners is discriminatory because access to the funds is solely based on race.

There is only one Race, the HUMAN Race

Governor Jared Polis, who is named in the lawsuit, signed the relief aid bill into law on Monday. Hardre is also suing Colorado’s Minority Business Office and its director.

Make 'Em Pay

Hardre claims the state fails to show how it would prevent discrimination or racism when choosing how the funds are distributed.

Our Standing Before Government Is Not Dependent On Skin Color

The lawsuit, which seeks to remove the minority requirement, says the barbershop owner has lost 33% of revenue and wants to apply for all available state aid. However, the barber says because he is white the state won’t provide him funds for minority-owned businesses.

Hurt everyone with bad policy, then play favorites with the relief in order to assure reelection — have we had enough?

We are One People
With One Law
Applied Without Favor

Maybe if there was truly equity under the law and only one race there would be no need for aid to minority owned businesses...

 

[justinacolmena]

Get the fuck out of federal court with that barbershoppery bullshit. If some black dude's hair is too long, he can cut it himself just like the skinhead whites do -- otherwise -- it's probably not somebody else's decision to make for him.

 

[petro]

Taxpayers dollars going to preferential treatment of a particular race.

Complete utter Bullshit.

Frankly, anyone still left with a small business is in the minority.

 

[justinacolmena]

Taxpayers dollars going to preferential treatment of a particular race.

You said it.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

COLORADO: Springs barbershop owner files lawsuit over aid for minority-owned businesses.

A Colorado Springs barbershop owner has filed a federal lawsuit against state officials claiming COVID-19 relief for minority-owned small business that was recently approved by the Colorado legislature is unconstitutional.

Equality Before The Law

The owner of Locals Barbershop, Etienne Hardre, claims that the $4 million in relief aid for minority business owners is discriminatory because access to the funds is solely based on race.

There is only one Race, the HUMAN Race

Governor Jared Polis, who is named in the lawsuit, signed the relief aid bill into law on Monday. Hardre is also suing Colorado’s Minority Business Office and its director.

Make 'Em Pay

Hardre claims the state fails to show how it would prevent discrimination or racism when choosing how the funds are distributed.

Our Standing Before Government Is Not Dependent On Skin Color

The lawsuit, which seeks to remove the minority requirement, says the barbershop owner has lost 33% of revenue and wants to apply for all available state aid. However, the barber says because he is white the state won’t provide him funds for minority-owned businesses.

Hurt everyone with bad policy, then play favorites with the relief in order to assure reelection — have we had enough?

We are One People
With One Law
Applied Without Favor

Maybe if there was truly equity under the law and only one race there would be no need for aid to minority owned businesses...

So you’re arguing for what you’re allegedly against. That’s the kind of stupidity that creates these race problems.

 

[Zorro!]

Taxpayers dollars going to preferential treatment of a particular race.

Complete utter Bullshit.

Frankly, anyone still left with a small business is in the minority.

"Mr. Hardre’s lawsuit asks the United States District Court to examine whether a race-based classification is consistent with the United States Constitution. We do not believe it is.

We recognize that reasonable people may disagree about whether Section 8 of Senate Bill 1 is good public policy. While Mr. Hardre does not question the character or motivation of those who disagree with his position in this case, his lawsuit is well-grounded in precedent.

US Supreme Court

The United States Supreme Court has consistently held that race-based classifications are only permissible when they are a "last resort." Chief Justice Roberts noted in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 that "[t]he way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race."

As attorneys, the first words in our oath of admission require us to pledge to "support the Constitution of the United States." Consistent with the rules of ethics for Colorado lawyers, we do not deny representation to those "whose cause is controversial or the subject of popular disapproval."

We look forward to engaging with the state government in an effort to ensure Senate Bill 1 does not violate the Constitution."

Polis' office declined to comment on the lawsuit Wednesday morning.

KRDO has reached out to the state's Minority Business Office for comment but was referred to the Attorney General's Office.

The Colorado Attorney General's Office didn't want to discuss it either.

 

[Zorro!]

COLORADO: Springs barbershop owner files lawsuit over aid for minority-owned businesses.

A Colorado Springs barbershop owner has filed a federal lawsuit against state officials claiming COVID-19 relief for minority-owned small business that was recently approved by the Colorado legislature is unconstitutional.

Equality Before The Law

The owner of Locals Barbershop, Etienne Hardre, claims that the $4 million in relief aid for minority business owners is discriminatory because access to the funds is solely based on race.

There is only one Race, the HUMAN Race

Governor Jared Polis, who is named in the lawsuit, signed the relief aid bill into law on Monday. Hardre is also suing Colorado’s Minority Business Office and its director.

Make 'Em Pay

Hardre claims the state fails to show how it would prevent discrimination or racism when choosing how the funds are distributed.

Our Standing Before Government Is Not Dependent On Skin Color

The lawsuit, which seeks to remove the minority requirement, says the barbershop owner has lost 33% of revenue and wants to apply for all available state aid. However, the barber says because he is white the state won’t provide him funds for minority-owned businesses.

Hurt everyone with bad policy, then play favorites with the relief in order to assure reelection — have we had enough?

We are One People
With One Law
Applied Without Favor

Maybe if there was truly equity under the law and only one race there would be no need for aid to minority owned businesses...

So you’re arguing for what you’re allegedly against. That’s the kind of stupidity that creates these race problems.

Yup! As Chief Justice Roberts put it: "The way to stop discriminating based on race, is to stop discriminating based on race!

 

[TheGreatSatan]

Democrats are hella racist. If your skin is a certain color, they will give or take stuff from you.

 

[Moonglow]

Democrats are hella racist. If your skin is a certain color, they will give or take stuff from you.

Is it okay to do both?

 

[justinacolmena]

Democrats are hella racist. If your skin is a certain color, they will give or take stuff from you.

Is it okay to do both?

No. I hate it when people steal all my shit and trash my car.

 

[Mac-7]

Maybe if there was truly equity under the law and only one race there would be no need for aid to minority owned businesses

minority owned businesses are not entitled to special treatment

 

[Mac-7]

Is it okay to do both?

I prefer reopening all the barbershops and showering no one with borrowed money

 

[Moonglow]

Is it okay to do both?

I prefer reopening all the barbershops and showering no one with borrowed money

I couldn't care since I don't go to any hair care operations I let mine grow long and wild....

 

[justinacolmena]

I couldn't care since I don't go to any hair care operations I let mine grow long and wild....

And if you wanted to cut it yourself, nobody's getting in your way, either.

 

[Moonglow]

I couldn't care since I don't go to any hair care operations I let mine grow long and wild....

And if you wanted to cut it yourself, nobody's getting in your way, either.

I am and that is somebody.

 

[Mac-7]

I couldn't care since I don't go to any hair care operations I let mine grow long and wild....

Scew America, cuz Moonglow got his

do you ever think of anyone but yourself?

well think about this

barbers spend money that helps keep the economy rolling along

even you or your prodigy will be hurt by the shutdown sooner or later

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

I couldn't care since I don't go to any hair care operations I let mine grow long and wild....

And if you wanted to cut it yourself, nobody's getting in your way, either.

I am and that is somebody.

You’re a regular Navin Johnson. You’re somebody now! The new phone book must have just been released.

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

Taxpayers dollars going to preferential treatment of a particular race.

You said it.

When has this never been the case?

 

[Correll]

Democrats are hella racist. If your skin is a certain color, they will give or take stuff from you.

Is it okay to do both?

According to you people it is.

And really, you people have won that argument, so, yes, yes it is.


The courts MIGHT, rule in this guys favor, this time, but he is pissing against the Tide of History. If not this time, next time you people will win and we can stop pretending that whites are not already second class citizens in the country they built.


And then, shit will get real, real fast.