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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDemocrat overseeing U.S. Census funding would block form reprint for citizenship question
A U.S. House Democrat who oversees funding for the U.S. Census Bureau said on Tuesday he would not support money being spent to reprint forms if the Trump administration won court approval to include a contentious question on citizenship.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-census/democrat-overseeing-u-s-census-funding-would-block-form-reprint-for-citizenship-question-idUSKCN1U4295
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Democrat overseeing U.S. Census funding would block form reprint for citizenship question (Original Post)
DavidDvorkin
Jul 2019
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Good news. Don't think the court will approve it. The Consitution only requires a count of people,
iluvtennis
Jul 2019
#7
TRUMP CAN PAY FOR THE PRINTING HIMSELF !!! He has Trillions & Godzillions of dollars !!!!!
trueblue2007
Jul 2019
#9
I wish there were some way to make him pay back the government for all the money we've spent
DavidDvorkin
Jul 2019
#10
make him pay for all his GOLF, his crap rallys and for his ignorant family.
trueblue2007
Jul 2019
#13
Thekaspervote
(32,688 posts)1. Well dotard seems to think he's the only one with a work around... ha!
Difference is, the Dems work it out following the laws. The dotard starts screaming and finds someone whos willing to break the law for him
DavidDvorkin
(19,465 posts)2. This news item is really delightful.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)3. I can see shit-for-brains ordering Miller to add the question in crayon
"Stephen, step it up! We've got a deadline to make, and we only have a few hours to make it in!"
PSPS
(13,577 posts)4. No problem. Declare 'national energency' and divert funds. Nobody will stop him.
LiberalFighter
(50,756 posts)5. Too bad they couldn't add one critical question to the census.
Do you consider the current USA President to be an idiot or asshole?
0rganism
(23,915 posts)6. i hope he checked to make sure they're not already doing it anyway
their MO has become clear: do whatever the fuck they want, let a court drop an injunction on them, appeal the ruling, and keep doing it anyway. by the time it winds through the courts, the damage is done.
iluvtennis
(19,821 posts)7. Good news. Don't think the court will approve it. The Consitution only requires a count of people,
there is nothing about counting citizens.
Karadeniz
(22,456 posts)8. Good!!!❤
trueblue2007
(17,187 posts)9. TRUMP CAN PAY FOR THE PRINTING HIMSELF !!! He has Trillions & Godzillions of dollars !!!!!
DavidDvorkin
(19,465 posts)10. I wish there were some way to make him pay back the government for all the money we've spent
on him and his family.
BigmanPigman
(51,560 posts)11. And the July 4th campaign rally should be billed too.
DavidDvorkin
(19,465 posts)12. Oh, yes.
trueblue2007
(17,187 posts)13. make him pay for all his GOLF, his crap rallys and for his ignorant family.
All those dam GOPigs should not have been allowed to go to the UK.