Posted on 04/06/2018 4:34:14 AM PDT by IBD editorial writer
Enumeration: As soon as Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced that the 2020 Census would include a citizenship question, a flurry of protests erupted. But a closer look at the arguments against adding this question shows that none holds water. So what explains the fierce opposition?
You'd think that adding a question about the citizenship of people living in the United States every 10 years would not be a source of controversy. But the attack has been brutal. Former Attorney General Eric Holder called it "a direct attack on our representative democracy." And that was one of the more polite responses.
Now 17 states and seven cities, as well as the U.S. Conference of Mayors, have joined a lawsuit to stop Census from adding the question. California filed a separate suit.
All these critics must have a strong case, right? Not exactly.
Let's take the main arguments one at a time.
1. It has no place in the Census.
Critics say that the constitutionally mandated decadal Census isn't about determining citizenship levels. It's simply about counting the total population to determine congressional representation. And that's true.
However, the Census has always asked a multitude of questions beyond simply how many people live at a particular address. The 2010 Census asked about age, race, Hispanic origin. In the past, the Census form asked about occupation, education, even indoor plumbing.
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>>Critics say that the constitutionally mandated decadal Census isn’t about determining citizenship levels. It’s simply about counting the total population to determine congressional representation.
Better count every hotel room at maximum capacity too then.
Florida and Vegas are gonna pick up seats.
IOW, the opponents are either stupid or lying, or both. Thanks IBD editorial writer.
Non-Citizens should NOT be counted for purposes of allocating Representatives and Electors.
If non-Citizens vote, they should be harshly punished.
If non-Citizens are allowed to vote, the governing body should be harshly punished - for instance, having the election nullified, and their Senators and Representatives not seated, and their Electors not certified.
“IOW, the opponents are either stupid or lying, or both.”
Let it slip out that illegals tend to vote Republican and Pelosi herself will be down there mixing cement for the wall.
Non-Citizens should NOT be counted for purposes of allocating Representatives and Electors
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That is all you need to know. The Dems in California just might loose a Representative in 2020.
Of course we really don’t know what the non-citizens will do:
1. Just not return the ballot.
2. Check the “citizen” checkbox (lie)
3 Leave the “citizen” checkbox unchecked (tell the truth)
I fully expect to see subtle pressure from the Dems to select 2.
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