In Keeping with the request from the Justice Dept, that they will be adding a citizenship question to the #2020Census questionnaire.
How might this effect Voting Rights?
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Courts have long mandated that US House districts be drawn based on total population, assuring all populations would be fairly represented whether they voted or not.
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In comes the tRump Admin, advocating for the inclusion of the citizenship question on the Census form!
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This would skew population counts away from democratic leaning city centers and favor more rural republican areas.
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#Gerrymandering
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#VoterSuppression
The minority ruling the majority situation, kind of like what we have right now in our country, but possibly worse.
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“A Fair and Accurate Count of all People in America is... one of Our Most solemn Constitutional Obligations”
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