But can or will that data be used for apportioning congressional seats? Or is only Census data used for that?
The data can be used so only citizens will receive census forms.
Trump did say in the press conference that the official 2020 census would include the data gathered as a result of this Executive Order combined with the results of the questionnaire in order to affect representation in congress as well as districting.
At least it sounds like it?
This is the plan - as written, Article 1 of the US Constitution requires the tallying of everyone into four categories: “free persons” “indentured servants” “Indians not taxed” “all other persons”. This de facto requires asking (or knowing as trump’s executive order seeks to determine) about citizenship and other relevant questions, because prisoners, Indentured servants, slaves, visa holders, illegal aliens , etc. are not “free persons”. Under the Apportionment of Representatives and taxes section, it states that “Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct.” As such, Trump is attempting to gather the data and provide it to the census bureau so that they can adjust their “free persons” figure and affect the apportionment of house representatives accordingly. Of course it will be challenged by the Dems and will wind up back in the Supreme Court, but his gamble is that by then, Ruth Bader Ginsburg or some other elderly leftist jurist will be dead and he will have filled that seat with conservatives to counter the unreliable John Roberts. This will all be played out after 2020, so it also counts on winning re election.
But can or will that data be used for apportioning congressional seats? Or is only Census data used for that?
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The data Trump ordered yesterday will be part of the Census. He claims the data will be more accurate than the citizenship question.
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One thing we will find out IS how many illegals are in low income housing, also collecting food stamps, and welfare, how much WE are spending on their medical care ALL departments in government will be reporting to commerce, the VERY STUPID Dems are going to be wishing they just agreed to the question on the census!! Once Trump has ALL of this information KATY BAR THE DOOR, he will take to twitter AND the American taxpayer WILL BE PISSED to find out just how much they are spending on these invaders, ALSO this is going to be a much more accurate number of HOW MANY illegals are actually here!!! Many of them would lie on the form or just skip the question this way we have an accurate count!!! When the American citizens find out how many millions are REALLY HERE it won’t be pretty for the Dems!!!