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🚨🚨New docs show that architect of GOP gerrymandering was behind Trump's push to add citizenship question to 2020 census, said it "would clearly be a disadvantage to the Democrats” & “advantageous to Republicans and Non-Hispanic
Whites” documentcloud.org/documents/6077… via @hansilowang
@hansilowang I can't overstate how big a deal this is: we now have smoking gun evidence showing Trump rigging 2020 census to protect conservative white political power & harm minority/immigrant communities for next decade motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
@hansilowang Today is good day to read my months-long @MotherJones deep dive on all the ways Trump trying to rig 2020 census. This is greatest threat to democracy that not nearly enough people talking about motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
There is hearing in NY federal court on Wed to determine whether former Trump officials will be sanctioned for lying under oath about origins of census citizenship question. That could be vehicle to get new smoking gun evidence before SCOTUS
Watch this video I did with @nowthisnews to understand why Trump's plan to rig 2020 census such a huge threat to democracy
@nowthisnews .@ACLU informs SCOTUS it is pursuing sanctions against Trump officials for lying about origins of census citizenship question & presenting smoking gun evidence to court supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/1…
@nowthisnews @ACLU Trump admin made farcical claim to SCOTUS that census citizenship question needed to enforce Voting Rights Act. But smoking gun docs from GOP gerrymandering expert showed question would harm minority groups VRA designed to protect motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
Looking forward to being on @allinwithchris with @chrislhayes tonight at 815 ET discussing smoking gun docs showing how GOP gerrymandering mastermind was behind Trump decision adding citizenship question to 2020 census to disenfranchise Dems & boost GOP motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
Had a great conversation with @chrislhayes last night on smoking gun docs showing how GOP gerrymandering mastermind helped Trump rig census msnbc.com/all-in/watch/s…
@chrislhayes 13 Dem senators including Schumer, Warren, Harris, Booker, Klobuchar & Gillibrand ask inspector generals of DOJ & Commerce Dept to investigate smoking gun news that Trump admin lied about true purpose of census citizenship question schatz.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
@chrislhayes @KamalaHarris @brianschatz @SenSchumer @amyklobuchar @SenGillibrand @CoryBooker @ewarren @SenBlumenthal @PattyMurray @SenatorBennet New study from @urbaninstitute says 2020 census could undercount 4 million people, including 2.2 mil Latinos, 1.7 mil African Americans & 1.3 mil children. Would be most inaccurate in 3 decades. This is why citizenship question such big threat to democracy npr.org/2019/06/04/728…
For much more on how Trump is rigging the census, listen to this great recent @PodSaveAmerica conversation I did with @danpfeiffer about why citizenship question such a threat to democracy crooked.com/podcast/make-a…
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Breaking: SCOTUS just ruled that extreme partisan gerrymandering is beyond reach of federal courts. 5-4 decision by Roberts. This is very bad for democracy
This is an absolutely insane opinion by Roberts, saying that no matter how extreme partisan gerrymandering is, courts can't strike them down. Will give a green light to even more extreme gerrymandering in next round of redistricting after 2020
Read Kagan's powerful dissent in partisan gerrymandering cases: "In giving such gerrymanders a pass from judicial review, the majority goes tragically wrong" supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf…
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Ari Berman
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🚨Maryland judge says smoking gun evidence showing GOP gerrymandering mastermind behind census citizenship question "potentially connects the dots between a discriminatory purpose—diluting Hispanics’ political power—and Secretary Wilbur Ross’s decision" motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
This should be getting more attention: new study by Census Bureau finds citizenship question could depress response rates by 8 percent among non-citizen households, leading to an undercount of 9 million people. That would be catastrophic for fair census motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
Important update: 4th Circuit just sent MD census case back to district court to consider whether new evidence of GOP gerrymandering mastermind pushing citizenship question shows Trump admin intended to intentionally discriminate against Hispanics
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Ari Berman
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If John Roberts upholds citizenship question on 2020 census it will be crystal clear that the only institution he’s committed to preserving is white supremacy

My new piece for @MotherJones

motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
@MotherJones John Roberts has been trying to roll back voting rights for people of color since he worked in Reagan DOJ. He wrote opinion gutting Voting Rights Act. Upholding census citizenship question would cement legacy of rigging democracy to preserve white power motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
@MotherJones Upholding census citizenship question, especially in light of smoking gun evidence showing GOP gerrymandering mastermind pushed q to benefit GOP/whites, “would be as monumental as the Shelby decision” gutting Voting Rights Act, says @Sifill_LDF
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Only in U.S. is it controversial to have a citizenship question on the #census—one we’ve had consistently since 1820 (and census still asks it today on the annual American Community Survey): dailysign.al/2Dmw2kU
Even the UN—the left’s favorite model institution—recommends a citizenship question in its manual on how to conduct a census.

Countries like Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico all ask. Are they problematic? bit.ly/2K2kpVm
On 4/23 #SCOTUS is hearing arguments on the citizenship question for #2020Census—common sense and the Constitution say the question should be allowed. dailysign.al/2Dmw2kU
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