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House Dems ask Ross to address 'glaring contradictions' in rationale for citizenship question
The Hill ^
| 07/02/18
| Emily Birnbaum
Posted on 07/02/2018 1:08:23 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: Brian Griffin
According to that language, Representatives are apportioned according to the number of "persons" residing in each State. "Citizens" are a subset of "persons". Section 2 does not read "citizens", it reads "persons". If the authors of that language hand intended to apportion Representatives according to the number of "citizens" in each State, they would have written "citizens" in Section 2.
I don't like that, but it's written the way it's written ... not the way I would like it to be written.
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posted on
07/02/2018 2:16:13 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: yesthatjallen
Because Non-Citizens should NOT count for the purposes of allocating electoral votes and creating congressional districts?
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posted on
07/02/2018 2:25:13 PM PDT
by
Little Ray
(Freedom Before Security!)
To: yesthatjallen
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posted on
07/02/2018 2:25:31 PM PDT
by
afsnco
(18 of 20 in AF JAG)
To: Liz
The number of unconstitutional acts committed by the Obama Administration is rivaled only by the number of stars in the sky.
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posted on
07/02/2018 2:43:41 PM PDT
by
Don Corleone
(Horse heads work!)
To: yesthatjallen
How dare the Democrats label all immigrants liars.
Can we also add questions for non-citizens as to their legal status and whether they need any assistance with voluntary self-deportation?
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posted on
07/02/2018 2:52:16 PM PDT
by
unlearner
(A war is coming.)
To: yesthatjallen
If illegal immigrants had not been counted in the 2000 census, California would only have 47 Representatives instead of 53; Florida would have 24 instead of 25; New York would have 28 instead of 29 and Texas would have 31 instead of 32.
Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Wisconsin would each GAIN one House Seat!
That, my FRiends, is why illegal immigrants should not be counted in the census!
Illegal immigrants distort congressional representation and federal programs!
Source: https://www.fairus.org/issue/societal-impact/illegal-immigrants-distort-congressional-representation-and-federal-programs
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posted on
07/02/2018 3:11:08 PM PDT
by
Taxman
(We will never be a truly free people so long as we have the income tax and the IRS.)
To: Lurkinanloomin
They will still be counted, but not as citizens.
We really do need to know how many non-citizens are here.
Illegal aliens (that’s what they are) will be counted if they cooperate with the census. The democrats are afraid that the illegals will avoid the census out of fear of deportation and thus not be counted. That could lead to fewer democrat representatives.
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posted on
07/02/2018 4:15:57 PM PDT
by
hanamizu
To: yesthatjallen
"...controversial citizenship question..." I've about had it with this liberal rag.
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posted on
07/02/2018 5:06:31 PM PDT
by
Windflier
(Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
To: Dilbert San Diego
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posted on
07/02/2018 5:10:59 PM PDT
by
Bikkuri
To: NorthMountain
Note the term specified “...exluding Indians not taxed”. I believe “Indians” were not to be counted because they are citzens of their own sovereign nations, and (at that time) not U.S. Citizens. Our beloved illegals are citzens of their countries of origin, and believe me they do NOT pay taxes, liberal tantrums notwithstanding.
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posted on
07/02/2018 6:59:28 PM PDT
by
Auntie Dem
(Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Terrorist lovers gotta go!)
To: yesthatjallen
How about adding a 3rd options called, ‘I’m not answering this question.’
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