Posted on 10/22/2018 11:14:41 PM PDT by Enterprise
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross cannot be questioned in lawsuits about a citizenship question that will appear on the 2020 census, which halted a scheduled deposition.
Dozens of states and big cities have brought about lawsuits over the question. They argue that a citizenship question will keep illegal aliens from participating in the census, which would drastically shift state and federal representation and dollars. Of course, that would be negatively impact Democrats.
A federal court in New York had previously said Ross had to provide a deposition as part of the lawsuits brought about by states and cities.
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
Now that will be fun...
******
“The Court’s decision was brief and gave no reasoning, which is normal in these instances. The order remains in effect until Oct. 29, at which point a trial will begin.”
The left is going to get spanked in court.
...
This Census, if it goes as planned...might see Calfornia lose two seats (2 electoral votes). And you would see a massive fight to redraw the districts in the state. Probably people already working on this.
What was the vote? Must have been better than 5/4 or it would have been mentioned.
It would be interesting to know the numbers. If something comes up I will ping you.
My guess would be that in a gerrymandering fight, that the Dems will place a VERY HIGH priority on getting Devin Nunes out of office.
“All of the justices agreed to halt the Ross deposition — but Justices Neil M. Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas said they would have gone even further and halted the New York challenge altogether.”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/22/wilbur-ross-2020-census-citizenship-question-depos/
Unanimous.
Not tired of winning, thanks be to God
Thank you very much!
I hope you are right, but our chances are probably minimal until congress uses its Article III power to crush such judicial overreach.
We can thank the 17th Amendment for a congress that looks no further than reelection.
Excellent! Slap them down. Can’t wait to have Trump replace some of the Gang of Four on the SCOTUS.
The court’s ruling and the separate opinion by Justice Gorsuch (joined in by Justice Thomas) is here:
http://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/18A375-In-Re-Department-of-Commerce.pdf
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.