As the Trump administration scrambles to try to get a citizenship question re-added to the census, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) unveiled a bill Wednesday that would block a key endgame on Republicans’ effort to include the question on the 2020 survey.
Great idea but a couple of thoughts.
McConnell will never let it get to the floor.
Even if it gets to the floor, the court challenges will hold up implementation.
I’m not sure if the Congress can even make a law like this. I’m just not sure.
Fwiw it doesn’t need to happen now, it needs to happen in the first 2021 legislative session as that’s when the census info will begin being used.
Let’s all make sure we elect a Democratic Senate next year to ensure it does pass.
Congress has total authority to make a law like this. Article I, Section 2.
I’m not sure what the “redistricting file” is, but if the data is collected, won’t it be available indirectly and just as useful to the GOP redistricting aims?
That’s aside from the intended suppressive effect.
If this passes (perhaps attached to keeping the govt open) that would be great. Although I could see the supremes using it to allow the ciitizenship question to be put on the census and then striking it down because reasons.
Where are all the comments blaming Pelosi and Nadler for not doing enough, yesterday already? I fully expect to see a torrent of comments saying Booker is clearly playing into the Republicans’ hands by failing to Declare the Socialist Republic immediately.
I think Vlad called a training day…
Publicity stunt by a desperate candidate.
Only to have the President veto it, then.
He’s thrown his hat in the ring and so far hasn’t gotten a lot of traction, but did make himself known more at the first “debate”. He’s a legislator, and doing legislation. There is nothing “desperate” about any of it. Or “publicity stunt” either.
Of course any politician knows how anything they do in their job will get positive or negative attention, or not, and may affect their reelection or election for another job. It’s how democracy works.
Sure. As was true during the Bush years, every bill proposed by Democrats from now until 2021 is just the rollout of a post-election agenda item.
Have you checked Twitter?
Fortunately, I am a cave man and have neither Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or anything else like that. If I want to communicate with my rookie congressperson, I go look up my 4 digit zip code extension so I can email her after inserting the appropriate Prefix to my name (Reverend, Doctor, Mr.?).