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Originally posted by oxmixmudd View PostWhile I don't fully understand why people would oppose a citizenship question, I do not agree with the Trump administration effectively violating a Supreme Court ruling to make it happen.
Jim
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Originally posted by mikewhitney View PostThat would help compensate for illegal migrants being counted. Greater accuracy in the census count is a good goal. Imagine California losing half of its representatives.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostThere were estimates that California, New York and (IIRC) Illinois would lose 12 or more seats if the citizenship question was on the census.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostThere were estimates that California, New York and (IIRC) Illinois would lose 12 or more seats if the citizenship question was on the census.
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Originally posted by One Bad Pig View PostThat would be monumentally stupid. "Hey, let's help the liberals even more by being UNDERcounted!"Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostJust imagine what would happen if every citizen was under counted? That would really throw a monkey in the works.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostThe problem is that liberals love doing things multiple times - like voting. Wouldn't surprise me if they found a way to maximize the census count in their favor for congressional representation. We really don't need conservatives helping them in this.
And if they do, they need to ask "If you answered, Democrat, are you living or dead?"Last edited by Sparko; 07-11-2019, 02:46 PM.
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Originally posted by mikewhitney View PostWhen the Supreme Court gets too political, a political counter-response isn't a surprise. It isn't uncommon that alternative approaches to a problem are offered when SCOTUS points out a problem with a previous attempt.
JimMy brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. James 2:1
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless James 1:26
This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; James 1:19
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Originally posted by oxmixmudd View PostThe supreme court has a majority of conservative justices, one of whom Trump put there. That excuse does not have any legs.
Jim
What principle of law did SCOTUS rely on?
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So Trump is not going against the SCOTUS. He is just going to gather the data from other agencies. I think that makes more sense anyway. After all the social security office will have a list of all active SS#'s which you can only get by being a citizen.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostSo Trump is not going against the SCOTUS. He is just going to gather the data from other agencies. I think that makes more sense anyway. After all the social security office will have a list of all active SS#'s which you can only get by being a citizen.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostSo Trump is not going against the SCOTUS. He is just going to gather the data from other agencies. I think that makes more sense anyway. After all the social security office will have a list of all active SS#'s which you can only get by being a citizen.
JimMy brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. James 2:1
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless James 1:26
This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; James 1:19
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostYep. Left wing pundits are trying to spin this as a humiliating defeat for Trump when what he really did was make a successful end-run around Democrat obstruction. I dunno, that looks like a win to me.
JimMy brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. James 2:1
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless James 1:26
This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; James 1:19
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