Posted on 07/11/2019 1:20:54 PM PDT by conservative98
A government official confirmed that Trump is expected to announce he will drop the legal battle to include the question on the census survey and instead direct the Commerce Department to obtain answers on citizenship through other means, but it was not clear how that would occur or how it would be funded.
The U.S. Census Bureau is part of the Commerce Department. The U.S. Constitution specifically assigns the job of overseeing the census to Congress, limiting the authority of the president over it, which complicates adding the question to the decennial survey via presidential missive.
Trumps decision not to proceed with an executive order on adding the citizenship question to the census was first reported by ABC News.
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Thank goodness Trump declared the emergency and halted the invasion. /sarc
The congress did the check and balance and now trump is deferring too courts. WTH is he doing? You can’t respond to emergencies with 200 federal judges chiming in.
Trump in 7 minutes.
Meanwhile this hardcore supporter and all her fellow Trump supporters are going to be working harder to get him a veto proof majority of REAL Republicans who also support him.
I personally have not heard one Trump supporter say they are switching to the dark side.
So who would have standing to challenge the census in court if it does not ask about citizenship or the right to be here? It would seem that a state that has lost electoral college votes and a seat in the US House to California would have a legit reason to claim injury.
Trial Balloons for the unwashed masses I suspect, from the usual unnamed sources
Damn it! Another surrender. Absolute disgust is what I feel. This was important another let down from Trump.
I think there were deep state lawyers doing the legal brief to SC and they on purpose gave weak argument for having the question on census. Thus the request to change lawyers after Roberts instructions to present a better reason/argument. Then another Judge said no you can’t change lawyers. Then Trump says he will do EO, but we all know that another Judge will stop that.
Let’s be honest, our party just isn’t very good at aruing, defending, legal issues and the left has way too many judges in their court/pocket that will just strike down anything from our party.
Two, Roberts through a wrench in the question by stating needed a better explanation of why.
Three Ross, mishandled his statement about why he wanted to add the question and the argument being about wanting to enhance the Voting Act. Democrats accused he and Trump admin of doing it for political reasons.
If there was precedence that it was on Census previously, why wasn’t that the argument used?
Lot of people mishandled the argument, reasoning, etc. The of course, nail in the coffin, Roberts.
Figures. /s
I personally have not heard one Trump supporter say they are switching to the dark side.
Neither have I.
Fake FR News, I imagine. Either that, or whoever claimed that wasnt truly ever a Trump supporter.
Hooray to your entire post, btw!
exec order fed agencies provide commerce with records and date bases they have regarding number of citizens. DHS, Social security. Removing obstacles from sharing info between agencies.
Trump makes this major announcement, local south Florida “news” is covering....St. Louis lesbians trying to force Christian to make “wedding” dress.
Damn it! Another surrender. Absolute disgust is what I feel. This was important another let down from Trump.
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Another surrender?
Name the first or another surrender.
Let him do his job; MSM is chasing the kitty tease. Don’t chase it yourself, just be patient.
I’m waiting for you to tell me and us the first surrender.
Yeah, suuuuuuuuuuuuure you have.
relax. Are you watching his announcement? Trump is winning. Like all great entrepreneurs, he is finding a way.
He is winning. Barr is speaking now!
Trump is pissed. He called the left commies today.
go to White House dot gov
It is LIVE
“Damn it! Another surrender. Absolute disgust is what I feel. This was important another let down from Trump.”
Nothing like the sheer stupidity of the FR “hot take”.
120 posts from idiots that react to an MSM “report” while they swear that they aren’t like the dumb libs that just believe everything they hear.
Too bad. Just ended
Same with North Koreawho have given NOTHING back of substance.
He initially talks and tweets a lot of puffed up hot air and threats, then settles down to terms much more acceptable to the other side and in fact often gets little out of it in return except theatrics. We long time Freepers who are conservatives first and not blind followers of just one man, have every right to question him and speak up when he backs down like this and gives us another disappointment. His bark is much mightier than his bite
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