Posted on 09/29/2025 12:41:04 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Who is the census for? Or more importantly, who does Congress represent? If you answered "U.S. citizens," you're correct – or at least you should be.
At the start of each decade, the federal government tallies who's living in the country and where, citizens and non-citizens alike. That census data determines how many seats in the House of Representatives each state receives, as well as its share of Electoral College votes for president. This whole process is mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, the part most focused on proper representation.
But representation for whom? Since 1790, anyone and everyone living within America's borders, "excluding Indians not taxed." That's approximately 300 million Americans and 41 million non-citizens, the most in our nation's history, nearly half of them living here illegally.
Non-citizens have never been allowed to vote in congressional elections. But they receive improper representation in Congress because the census fails to exclude them from the apportionment process, when all 435 House seats are divvied up between the 50 states and D.C. That's dramatically inflated Democrats' power in the House of Representatives as the non-citizen population has grown, at Americans' expense.
Simply excluding 18.6 million illegal aliens – the most plausible estimate given by the Federation for American Immigration Reform – from the 2020 apportionment would shift eight House seats, mostly from blue to red and purple states. Removing all 41 million non-citizens would shift a stunning 22 seats the same way. In either case, these are districts that should represent U.S. citizens; instead, they're brimming with non-citizens, and Democratic Party politicians prefer it this way.
Blue states, on average, report nearly double the percentage of non-citizen residents than red states: 6.3% to 3.7%. Of the top 20 states with the largest percentage of non-citizens, only six vote red...
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Yes. And while we’re at it change the voting system to one county, one presidential vote. At least the democommies would have to venture away from population centers.
Yes. And while we’re at it change the voting system to one county, one presidential vote. At least the democommies would have to venture away from population centers.
If somebody just happens to be visiting from BFE on Election Day or Election Month, they get to vote?
“Democratic Party politicians prefer it this way”
Yep. That’s one of the biggest ways they STEAL elections.
This has been brought before the Supreme Court a couple of times. The result has always been the same. But, I guess if the court wants to hear it again, why not?
Enemies foreign and domestic running things weren’t baked into the Founder’s plans, but we’ve pulled it off
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Well, duh.
Even better would be to eliminate the census and apportion congressional seats by registered voters.
More than 20 million came in under Biden alone. There are probably 60 million illegals here now—and they need to go home.
More than 20 million came in under Biden alone. There are probably 60 million illegals here now—and they need to go home.
It’s insane that that should even be an issue.
If you’re not a citizen, you don’t have the right to vote
If you don’t pay taxes, you don’t have the right to vote
If you’re here illegally, you don’t have the right to vote.
This is what happens when you let psychopaths make your rules
“No taxation without Representation” would be the downfall. All persons in these United States are subject to paying income tax with certain exceptions. I don’t like that non-citizens skew the Congressional districting, but it is hard to ignore that founding principle.
Since the number of illegal and legal non-citizens is such a big issue, the Census should, at least, require every resident to state under penalty of perjury their citizenship status.
We would then have an accurate count of the number of non-citizens and their country of birth and their country of citizenship. 100 years ago this was a standard question on the census form.
That would put to bed this constant squabbling as to how many non-citizens actually live in the USA.
“Non-citizens have never been allowed to vote in congressional elections. But they receive improper representation in Congress because the census fails to exclude them from the apportionment process”
In all census of the first hundred years children and women did not have the privilege of voting. But they were counted. Non-citizens were likewise were counted. By specificlly excluding families of diplomats, the Constitution is very clear that everyone was expected to be counted. That slaves were only counted at 3/5 demonstrates that the authors of the constitution clearly considered all options and chose the option that clearly exists in the Constitution.
Mark my words: If we start to now twist the meaning of the Constitution to serve current passions we no longer have a Constitution... there will be an endless stream of changes because we are “now more enlightened” than our founding fathers.
the way to make the democrats pro american is for the census to be american only.
the way to make the democrats pro american is for the census to be american only.
the way to make the democrats pro american is for the census to be american only.
the way to make the democrats pro american is for the census to be american only.
the way to make the democrats pro american is for the census to be american only.
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