The Census in 2020 will include a question that has been asked in nearly every prior census since the founding of the USA over 200 years ago. Census takers will ask the person being interviewed, "Are you an American citizen?"
Oh, the horror!
Oh, the depravity of it all!
It's time to fear for the future of the United States of America!
Those reactions pretty much sum up the response of the Democrats to the news that the citizenship question is back in the census after being out in 2010. Some Democrats like Nancy Pelosi say the question violates the Constitution. Think about that for a moment. When you land in an airport on an international flight, the customs agent asks if you are a US citizen. Does that violate the Constitution? When you go to apply for government benefits, the clerk or the form you fill out asks if you are a US citizen. Does that violate the Constitution? If you want to register to vote, the registrar often will ask if you are a US citizen. Does that violate the Constitution? The answer to these three questions is a resounding NO, the Constitution has not been violated. So why would asking someone on a census form about citizenship violate the Constitution? Nancy Pelosi has no answer to that question. Nancy just says it whether or not it is correct.
Then there's the Attorney General of California who says that asking the question is illegal (although he doesn't claim it violates the Constitution.) Of course, the AG doesn't bother to tell us how the question is illegal. Here's a hint why he offers no details: asking the question is not illegal.
The census is something that is required by the Constitution. The questions that get asked have been left to the Census Bureau, and there's wide latitude granted with regard to which questions get included. Some people get asked the more detailed questionnaire. They have to answer far more intrusive questions than whether or not they are citizens. No one seems to have any problem with that. It's just the citizenship question that brings out the crazy in Democrats.
The truth is that the Democrats are concerned that illegal aliens will not respond to the census if they think it might lead to their deportation for being here illegally. Every illegal who refuses to respond is one more person who won't be counted. Since the majority of illegals are in blue states, the Democrats think that not counting illegals will deprive them of seats in Congress and electoral votes. This is just a political upset from the Dems.
Oh, the horror!
Oh, the depravity of it all!
It's time to fear for the future of the United States of America!
Those reactions pretty much sum up the response of the Democrats to the news that the citizenship question is back in the census after being out in 2010. Some Democrats like Nancy Pelosi say the question violates the Constitution. Think about that for a moment. When you land in an airport on an international flight, the customs agent asks if you are a US citizen. Does that violate the Constitution? When you go to apply for government benefits, the clerk or the form you fill out asks if you are a US citizen. Does that violate the Constitution? If you want to register to vote, the registrar often will ask if you are a US citizen. Does that violate the Constitution? The answer to these three questions is a resounding NO, the Constitution has not been violated. So why would asking someone on a census form about citizenship violate the Constitution? Nancy Pelosi has no answer to that question. Nancy just says it whether or not it is correct.
Then there's the Attorney General of California who says that asking the question is illegal (although he doesn't claim it violates the Constitution.) Of course, the AG doesn't bother to tell us how the question is illegal. Here's a hint why he offers no details: asking the question is not illegal.
The census is something that is required by the Constitution. The questions that get asked have been left to the Census Bureau, and there's wide latitude granted with regard to which questions get included. Some people get asked the more detailed questionnaire. They have to answer far more intrusive questions than whether or not they are citizens. No one seems to have any problem with that. It's just the citizenship question that brings out the crazy in Democrats.
The truth is that the Democrats are concerned that illegal aliens will not respond to the census if they think it might lead to their deportation for being here illegally. Every illegal who refuses to respond is one more person who won't be counted. Since the majority of illegals are in blue states, the Democrats think that not counting illegals will deprive them of seats in Congress and electoral votes. This is just a political upset from the Dems.
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