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Supreme Court hears arguments on 2020 census citizenship question
CBS News ^ | April 23, 2019

Posted on 04/23/2019 7:20:47 AM PDT by SMGFan

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over the Trump administration's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, a question that could affect how many seats states have in the House of Representatives and their share of federal dollars over the next 10 years.

Three federal courts have blocked the Commerce Department from adding the citizenship question. Those courts have ruled that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross violated federal law in the way he went about trying to include the question for the first time since 1950. They found that millions of Hispanics, who tend to vote for Democrats, and immigrants would go uncounted

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2020census; census; citizenshipquestion; lawsuit; scotus
We need to wait until late June to see how 5 out 9 Justices voted in private at the end of this week. Do we win or do they win?
1 posted on 04/23/2019 7:20:47 AM PDT by SMGFan
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To: SMGFan

We will win this...


2 posted on 04/23/2019 7:22:25 AM PDT by kjam22
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To: SMGFan

“They found that millions of Hispanics, who tend to vote for Democrats, and immigrants would go uncounted”

Oh do tell us, CBS, how that is possible?


3 posted on 04/23/2019 7:22:51 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: SMGFan

If they follow the law, and the constitution its a 9-0 in favor of the executive... but we know 4 judges don’t give a damn about that... and we have some flip floppers still on the other side.


4 posted on 04/23/2019 7:23:18 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: SMGFan

If illegals can be counted, then tourists should be counted too.


5 posted on 04/23/2019 7:25:16 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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To: kjam22

I dunno, AOC is pretty serious about this one. :D


6 posted on 04/23/2019 7:26:48 AM PDT by cuban leaf
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To: SMGFan
The old census heading was citizen or alien.

Of course that was based on the assumption that one was a LEGAL alien.

7 posted on 04/23/2019 7:28:33 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: HamiltonJay

Dem Parscrell wrote :

It will be devastating for N.J. if the Supreme Court allows Trump to weaponize the Census, congressman says

https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/04/it-will-be-devastating-for-nj-if-the-supreme-court-allows-trump-to-weaponize-the-census-congressman-says.html

“Should the Census be politically altered in the way Trump and Ross scheme, fair electoral representation in America would be put at hazard. Places like my home Paterson, with its rich immigrant communities,’


Of course
“Rich” here does not mean economically


8 posted on 04/23/2019 7:34:02 AM PDT by SMGFan ("God love ya! What am I talking about")
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To: kjam22

While I hope we win, it is not a sure bet.


9 posted on 04/23/2019 7:39:23 AM PDT by Notthereyet (NotThereYet)
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To: SMGFan

Why would a LEGAL Hispanic citizen not want to answer that?

It’s really sick that our attempts to count our own citizens in a census would be blocked. That’s the whole reason for the census.

If we win Democrats will signal illegals to lie.


10 posted on 04/23/2019 7:45:21 AM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant.)
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To: VanDeKoik

:: They found that millions of Hispanics, who tend to vote for Democrats, and immigrants would go uncounted ::

Question #1: Who, EXACTLY, is “they”?
Question #2: How, EXACTLY, were these Hispanic Democrats “found”? Methods of analysis, please.


11 posted on 04/23/2019 7:45:48 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic, Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

We should win....unless the Dems pull out Robert’s control file again and remind him about it and what will happen to him if he votes for the Constitution.


12 posted on 04/23/2019 7:58:09 AM PDT by OldArmy52 (Nazi concentration camps are proof that banning guns works.)
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To: SMGFan

Weaponize? By what? Returning the census to what it was for nearly 200 years? Citizenship question was part of it for nearly 2 centuries and was NOT removed because it violated the constitution.

Stupid


13 posted on 04/23/2019 8:00:02 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: SMGFan

Why would we redistribute tax dollars to geographies that have more ILLEGAL aliens?


14 posted on 04/23/2019 8:02:03 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Cowboy Bob
It is not only illegals that are counted. The Census counts the 15 to 20 million green card holders as well. Everyone is counted, legal and illegal, citizen and non-citizen. It is estimated that CA would have 3 to 5 less seats in Congress if only citizens were counted.

In any event, the citizenship question will not change the way Congressional seats are allocated. It is for informational purposes. Congress would have to change the rules. The public will be surprised about the results. I can't see how SCOTUS will rule against Trump on this one.

15 posted on 04/23/2019 8:03:47 AM PDT by kabar
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It's cBSnews. They don't deal in facts, they only trumpet the DemonRat Party line.

Something tells me they will be using the Silicon Valley "Masters of the Universe" in new and heinous ways in the 2020 elections to elect their own. They don't follow rules or agreements; they only fight to win more power with no holds barred..

16 posted on 04/23/2019 8:07:18 AM PDT by Sa-teef
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To: SMGFan
"They found that millions of Hispanics, who tend to vote for Democrats, and immigrants would go uncounted."

If they are afraid to answer the citizenship question, then it goes without saying that they are voting illegally for Democrats.

You know, maybe if the Dems wouldn't fight so hard on no-brainers like this, we wouldn't need to build a wall, but since they give us no choice, they're getting a wall!

17 posted on 04/23/2019 8:35:07 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Cowboy Bob

Why stop there? Let’s just mail everyone in Canada an absentee ballot too. We don’t want them to feel left out.


18 posted on 04/23/2019 8:36:23 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: SMGFan

Supreme Court conservatives appear to lean toward allowing citizenship question on census

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/23/politics/supreme-court-census-question-oral-arguments/index.html

Good. Since now they are a majority, I hope they will vote to allow it.


19 posted on 04/23/2019 9:45:44 AM PDT by Innovative
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To: VanDeKoik

“They found that millions of Hispanics, who tend to vote for Democrats, and immigrants would go uncounted.”

They forgot the add the word “illegal” to the statement.


20 posted on 04/23/2019 9:53:31 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (How you can be exonerated if you committed no crime?)
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