Posted on 07/12/2025 6:02:56 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Donald Trump and his allies have the U.S. census in their sights as they continue to pursue their anti-democratic visions for the country.
Touring a controversial new immigrant detention center in Florida on Tuesday, Donald Trump excitedly backed a proposal from far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., that would drastically alter the U.S. electoral map if implemented. Greene said Monday that her proposal, which she said she will introduce in the House, would require the Census Bureau to “immediately” conduct a new census — even though the census takes place every 10 years, with the next one set for 2030.
“In conducting the new census of the U.S. population, it shall require questions determining the citizenship of each individual, and count US citizens only," Greene wrote in a post on X. "Upon completion of the census, the bill will direct states to immediately begin a redistricting of all U.S. House seats process using only the population of United States citizens."
Essentially, it would be an accelerated and further-reaching proposal than the bill House Republicans passed last year, which the Senate — controlled by Democrats at the time — didn't take up.
Speaking on behalf of himself and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who was standing beside him, Trump said Tuesday that they “love” the idea. He went on to frame the proposal as a response to his false claim that Democrats rigged the 2020 election by allowing “millions” of unauthorized voters to cast ballots.
DeSantis then accused the Biden administration of rigging apportionment to harm Republicans — an odd claim considering the ways the process seems to have benefited Republicans.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.com ...
I remember during this conversation, Governor DeSantis mentioned they should have at least one more seat, and then I remembered hearing somewhere (maybe here?) that there are really two states that make up lots of illegals due to the agriculture.
California and Florida were those two. Someone did the stats and math on it.
Florida might also benefit from the sanctuary state/city model in ways where it’s not a sanctuary, but it is a magnet.
But we definitely need to have the sanctuary state/city model obliterated.
It’s a Swamp power grab just like you said.
Are they citizens?
I don't think they know how to read!! 😀
I believe MSDNC wants to count chipmunks, too.
And Sasquatchs too. Sasquatchs should vote, too. 😀
No, but if they stay in the country long enough and behave well, they can become citizens, and they do pay taxes. So they might count on the census, for purposes of congressional seats. But does Trump want them counted? I can understand counting them in a separate category, but they ought to be noted imho. It would incentivize legal immigration, and continuing on the path toward citizenship. On the other hand, no, they are not presently citizens.
“I thought I’d be clicking on a Babylon Bee satire.”
Dittos
I'm certain that between podcasts with her brother and Jack Links commercials she makes time to vote for appearances sake.
That headline should OFFEND all LEGAL citizens who care about having fair elections that can’t be rigged. They are wailing about NOT COUNTING illegal invaders and others who don’t belong in the count. You see they think they are sly and all of you are STUPID. Shun that garbage so called: news. They lie to you even with the headline.
WE DO NOT HAVE A FREE PRESS. Think for yourself and not let this leftwing slime do your thinking for you.
Looks like Babylon Bee. Isn't.
By NOT counting illegals? I thought this was the BEE. Democrats are such vile people... cheaters...liars, grifters. Friggin lowlifes.
The Constitution still directs the counting of “persons,” not “citizens.”
The only way Trump or anyone else changes that, or changed birthright citizenship, is by amending the Constitution.
So we has a Congress problem
That census data CLEARLY shows the number of noncitizens
Do these congresscritters think the nons VOTE for them?
Oh?
The link I posted had the data of non vs citizens.
No, it isn’t the counting that’s the problem. It’s the voting by the nons that’s the problem.
That’s what they’re hoping to arrange.
OK, the constitution says to count persons but after that it does NOT say that we can’t separate the persons into different categories
True, but how does counting them somehow morph into allowing them to vote?
First step, to weigh the impact they’d have. Then give them drivers’ licenses, and then make a driver’s license sufficient ID to vote.
Still nothing to do with census.
That’s the law on ID requirements.
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