Trump says he is 'thinking of' executive order to revive census citizenship question

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Washington Post

President Trump said Friday that he is “thinking of” issuing an executive order to add a controversial citizenship question to the 2020 Census, telling reporters at the White House that he is exploring four or five different options to move forward.

Trump raised the possibility that some kind of addendum could be printed separately after further litigation of the issue, a move would almost certainly carry additional costs and may not be feasible, according to census experts.

“We’ll see what happens,” Trump said. “We could start the printing now and maybe do an addendum after we get a positive decision. So we’re working on a lot of things including an executive order.”

Census experts say that among other concerns, such an addendum would likely violate the bureau’s strict rules on testing a question, which include considering how the placement of a question on the form affects respondents’ likelihood of filling it out.



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Dumbfuck thinks he's a dictator.

[SWBTATTReg]

1. Idiot got 'executive order' out the ass and on the brain...there is one known cure for this ...

disease, kick him out of office in 2020, Nov.

An executive order to override what the constitution clearly states? Yeah, right. I'd love to see how far this nonsense will go and this just goes to clearly show more and more what a bigot and racist he is.

[gordianot]

2. Translation "We will see what happens".

Who can I get to abandon judgement, blackmail, threaten, con or possibly commit treason?

[Afromania]

3. I know I post this way too often, but Jesus christ I can't wait until he's gone.

We'll still have all of his sick ilk to deal with but at least we won't have to hear his garbage anymore. Cmon, we know what this is code for. He's got those idiots that work for him trying to find any piece of shit reason to use the EO. Then when he can't find anything that's reasonably half assed he'll just brush it off like it never happened.

I hate this guy so damn much I give myself headaches everyday.

[CottonBear]

15. That's how I feel.

I hate this guy so damn much I give myself headaches everyday.

[toofold4this]

17. Ugh... me, too

When GWB was pres., all I had to do was hold my hand to block his face.
I didn't like him but I didn't hate him (even though he was responsible
for Katrina leaving New Orleans in shambles and started the bs Iraq war).
When the fascist murderer appears, I pretend there are bullseyes all over
it. I don't get a headache and my partner just avoids most media stuff
because a virus was activated in her and it's what stress does.

Last - my flags are hanging upside down in my window. I wanted to fray
both but was overruled because we have clients coming here...

[Bengus81]

23. I keep hoping he gets "KFC'd" to shorten the waiting time............

Each day he proves yet again he's not even human.

[dalton99a]

4. Do an addendum on your duodenum to hold the fries

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. Don't miss these accounts:

Don't miss these accounts:

https://twitter.com/lawrencehurley

Such as:

UPDATE: New U.S. census turmoil as Trump again pursues citizenship question

Link to tweet

This one too:

https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman

Such as:

Update: DOJ has filed a letter in census litigation in SDNY underscoring what they told the judge in MD. "The Departments of Justice and Commerce have now been asked to reevaluate all available options following the Supreme Court’s decision..." https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/census-trump-tweet-doj …

Link to tweet

And of course, good old Popehat and his many retweets:

https://twitter.com/Popehat

Such as:

is it good or bad when an attorney has to answer a yes or no question starting with a preamble like this?

Link to tweet

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. Trump: the #1 reason for adding citizenship question is for the drawing of electoral districts

Trump on Friday said the "number one" reason for adding a citizenship question was for the drawing of electoral districts, which is what those challenging the move have said all along

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

7. +1

[cp]

8. Assuming facts not in evidence

Putinovich Trumpski "thinking"?

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Trump's fealty lies where, exactly? Is he a citizen? Or a foreign agent?

This is nothing but theater to cover up his own loyalties

[mahatmakanejeeves]

10. Trump's statement that they want the citizenship question for use in redistricting is awkward.

RammedTheRampartsHat Retweeted

Trump's statement that they want the citizenship question for use in redistricting is awkward given that the Solicitor General told the Supreme Court the exact opposite a few weeks ago -- the SG specifically said that was not their motive.

Link to tweet

And on top of this, of course, with know from the Hofeller memo that the goal of using citizenship in redistricting is to help "Republicans and non-Hispanic Whites." So Trump is now adopting that motivation, full stop.

Link to tweet

[sinkingfeeling]

11. "Anybody, can you think of a new way to f**k the Constitution?"

[beachbum bob]

12. the "unitary" president started with bush-cheney who pushed the limits and same

people around them are also around trump. It will take strong congressional action that so far we have not seen yet to curb this obvious attempt at hijacking democracy

[dustyscamp]

13. Some people I've talked to say not having the Census Citizenship question is cheating

and another way for Dems to cheat

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. I don't believe they've had it since 1950

[Baclava]

16. 1950 was last time all the people were asked about citizenship on census, in 1970 only long form

The last time a citizenship question was among the census questions for all U.S. households was in 1950. That form asked where each person was born and in a follow-up question asked, "If foreign born — Is he naturalized?"

In 1970, the Census Bureau began sending around two questionnaires: a short-form questionnaire to gather basic population information and a long form that asked detailed questions about everything from household income to plumbing. The short form went to most households in America. The long form was sent to a much smaller sample of households, 1 in 6. Most people didn't get it.

Starting in 1970, questions about citizenship were included in the long-form questionnaire but not the short form.

https://www.npr.org/2018/03/27/597436512/fact-check-has-citizenship-been-a-standard-census-question

[meadowlander]

21. The actual purpose of a census is for equitable allocation of resources.

So undercounting the number of actual people in your district by pretending undocumented people don't exist means that you get fewer schools, hospitals, parks, libraries, swimming pools, land rezoned for housing and business, etc. not to mention less funding for a whole range of services and infrastructure projects.

The morons who think they're getting some kind of "advantage" by adding a question that means the number of people in their district will be undercounted are primarily screwing themselves out of funding for infrastructure, affordable housing and job growth.

[keithbvadu2]

18. Repubs used to complain about using EOs to make legislation. Looks like they have gotten over that

Repubs used to complain about using EOs to make legislation.

Looks like they have gotten over that.

[70sEraVet]

19. A Census question about guns?

If Trump issues an Executive Order to have a question added to the US Census, despite a ruling by the courts, couldn't the NEXT president issue an Executive Order to include a question asking how many guns are in the home and how they were purchased? I mean, precedents are dangerous things.

[geretogo]

20. If there is a law you don't like as dictator you ignore it and push your agenda with brut force

[RainCaster]

22. A group of attorneys thinks that the DOJ is going to piss off SCOTUS

Here's their response to the DOJ submittal.

[zanana1]

24. So why do we need the House and Senate?

For that matter, why do we need elections? This has been said so many times it seems to have lost it's shock value, but this guy is a DICTATOR.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

27. Or judicial system.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

25. Will someone PLEASE explain the laws to this moron ??

[Blue Owl]

26. After he's done thinking about the airports of the 1700's

n/t

[kentuck]

28. He's probably saving that decision for a better day.....like July 17th?

It will make a great distraction when Mueller testifies.

"President Defies Supreme Court"