Posted on 03/07/2019 9:04:59 AM PST by RideForever
Political scientists predicted in court testimony that California would lose billions in federal funds plus at least one and possibly as many as three seats in the House — and the same number of electoral votes — if the citizenship question were to be used next year.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
“I thought this was already ruled on that it is constitutional?”
Correct. Conflicting rulings, headed to SCOTUS.
It’s frustrating to say the least.
The answer to all 3 of your questions is “YES”.
The democrat fear is that inquiring about their citizenship
will discourage them from participating.
Are illegals supposed to, by law, be counted in teh Census?
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Anyone living in the US is counted toward assigning Congressional districts. It shouldn’t be so, but is past policy.
Now, for the reason the Dems don’t want the question, is that the Dems know many illegals will not fill out the census form, for fear they will be labeling themselves as illegal.
We really need to know how many citizens are living in the US, as opposed to those who are non-citizens.
When the number of illegals living is exposed, the Dems will have to face up to their skulduggery. Also voter rolls can be cross referenced with the census data and reveal how many non-citizens vote.
Announced back in mid- February. They will hear the case in April, rule by end of June.
You’re off. When writing, enacting, applying a body of law, the original context carries forward to all subsequent sections.
Section 1 of the 14th Amendment lays out the context for the entire amendment. The context stays the same throughout.
Make it go right up to the Supreme Court.
counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed.”
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Illegals aren’t taxed, either.
Ah, thanks. I missed that. Grind it out, I say.
When the number of illegals living is exposed, the Dems will have to face up to their skulduggery.
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President Trump should declare this a long-term emergency and set up a system whereby 10,000 illegals can be deported each week. Then DO THAT and SAY he’s going to do that until those worthless POS traitors in Congress fully finance and built the wall.
built = build
Democrats still playing lets hide the illegal.
This needs to go to the Supremes.
That's simply beyond stupid when the entire issue of setting immigration and citizenship policy is a core responsibility of Congress and the President.
So now we wait for the Supreme Court to clarify. Since the question is not to filter out non-citizens, this doesn’t appear unconstitutional. If it is used to apportion representatives, etc., that might be since the constitution says count persons and doesn’t distinguish. But asking, that is a meaningful question to ask and hopefully the Supreme Court will see the reasonableness of the question.
Learn to properly excerpt. Who wants to dirty themselves at the LA Times?
Illegals aren’t taxed, either.
Aiding and abetting illegal aliens is a felony. ‘Taxing’ them might be construed as aiding them because they become ‘entitled’ to benefits accrued to the taxes. If they are ‘taxed’ without receiving benefits, it may be legal but morally reprehensible.
“In contrast, if a single district judge does find something to be unconstitutional, they can issue an order against the defendant government that binds the government moving forward. “
Says who? That only works if the executive and legislature kowtows to that kind of bullsh!t. Also, Scrotus can reach down and vacate these ‘universal injunctions’ from the lower courts. The fact that they don’t tells you our courts are farked.
Yeah, that's kind of the whole point.
“Aiding and abetting illegal aliens is a felony”
Yes it is...This judge should be charged.
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