Posted on 01/18/2019 3:52:19 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The Supreme Court has suspended scheduled oral arguments on the Trump administration’s plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
Oral arguments were to be held February 19, the day Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was expecting to return to the bench, after missing the past two weeks of the public sessions, while recovering from recent lung cancer surgery.
But in a brief order on Friday, the justices decided to put matters on hold after a federal district court judge on Tuesday ruled the government could not proceed with its plans. Challengers to the census question then asked the justices to dismiss the related pending appeal, saying the issue was moot. The high court indicated it would now decide whether the case should proceed.
Separate legal challenges in California and New York from a coalition of states, cities, and civil rights groups claim the citizenship question would discourage immigrants from participation in the government survey, and that an undercount would jeopardize federal funding for a range of programs, as well as representation in Congress.
The Justice and Commerce Departments say its population count will be accurate, and that failure to answer the question will not mean an automatic invalidation.
The specific issue the Supreme Court was asked to address was what evidence a federal judge can consider in the current lawsuit, specifically depositions from top administration officials who would be asked to justify inclusion of the census question.
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What do they know about RBG that we don’t?
Libmarxists pretend it doesnt matter until some illegal immigrant sits on a jury and blows a jury trial for a murderer or sex offender because he or she is INELLIGIBLE.
Roberts will replace her vote and make it 4-4, so no sense in hearing the case....
Well, if you’re writing a poem or editorial, or expounding from a soapbox, I have no problem with the term ‘invasion’.
I’m just trying to stick with the term that is actually codified in our laws and regulations - despite all the liberal newspeak that’s been trying to bury and ‘disappear’ it.
Sad but true. I wish PDJT’s advisors would quit telling him to appeal these unconstitutional edicts. It’s beyond absurd.
The citizenship question was on the census form for over 100 years. It is only recently that it was removed.
According to the elitists (like Pelosi, Bush etc) Globalist Doctrine does not allow US citizenship to have any merit.they also want to erase the borders and dilute american culture and dismiss American heritage
“What does this mean ?”
It means our judicial system sucks off in long strokes.
Bring out one of those old ones and just change the date.
lolol...ain’t that the truth
Does anyone on government give a damn about the safety of the average American citizen. We should confiscate all the wealth in America with the exception of %00,000.00 average per person. Give the real citizens without that amount that much. Disband the House & Senate and elect a darn Monarch we would fair better. All politicians are for sale.
I was just trying to use accurate terms. Unlike libtard media who calls them ‘immigrants” like they are legal immigrants.
He needs to be replaced .
Well, if we stop appealing, then we should pick from the remaining options such as: Ignore the courts, accept defeat, start watering the Tree of Liberty.
Sure glad we have a Conservative court. It’s almost as helpful as having a Conservative Senate and House.
Another words... NOT!
Man are we screwed.
Can anyone imagine how bad it would have been if Hillary had won with these complacent louts.
Trump, thank you for trying to do your job. Good luck with this crew.
I think their elected reps are in Mayheeco City.
I know. That’s where I got called - I mentioned ‘illegal immigrants’, and was respectfully reminded that it’s actually ‘illegal aliens’.
(The manipulative leftist terminology has this squirrel-y way of getting into our speech, and we have to be on guard.)
The Supreme Court is looking like a bunch of crap.
They need to take this up quickly.
Speculation: SC was notified Trump is going to use emergency power and have cleared docket for expected review of 9th circus ruling.
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