“Democrats have 24 more seats (in Congress) than they would have if illegal aliens were not counted in the census.” (fact or fiction?)

Politfact ^ | 08/07/2025 | Paul Specht

[know.your.why]

A North Carolina Republican has a theory about why Democrats oppose a bill requiring state and local government agencies to detain people wanted by federal immigration officials.

Republicans in the GOP-controlled General Assembly hope to enact the bill, known as the "North Carolina Border Protection Act", after Democratic Gov. Josh Stein vetoed it in June. They overrode Stein’s veto in the state Senate; the House of Representatives has yet to vote on an override.

State Rep. John Blust, a Guilford County Republican, said during the bill’s June 4 House debate that Democrats benefit from having a large population of people in the U.S. illegally.

"I keep thinking, 'Why are they [Democrats] choosing this hill to die on?’," Blust said. "And then I read a few weeks ago that: Because they count illegal aliens in the census, the Republican majority would be 27 seats in the Congress instead of three."

What is Blust talking about?

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Conspiracy
KEYWORDS: cheating; democrats; election; elections; interference; rigging; tampering

[teeman8r]

representation is too high... no one will be represented that way, but the one’s who crave freebies...

lower the representation to 100,000
make the states pay their representatives and their staff.
build the new capitol in lincoln nebraska to house the large body of representatives
the States are responsible for the housing of staff and reps.
no bill can be longer than 1000 words.

[packrat35]

Now I know you are trolling.