The Census Bureau announced Wednesday that it was suspending until April 1 the field operations involved in the 2020 decennial census, citing the need “protect the health and safety of the American public, Census Bureau employees, and everyone going through the hiring process for temporary census taker positions.”
So, no citizenship question, then?
This is not good. Any reason to disenfranchise voters and make it easier to install Cheeto Mussolini for life.
Next thing you know, The Orange One will demand the November general election be “postponed.”
O/T but Joe Manchin looks terrified in this interview, I thought he was going to cry
Look, I don’t trust Trump or his band of crooks. But this was a predictable and probably necessary step. I would have preferred the Census to issue gloves and masks to everyone, and go one, but Trump has fucked up so badly that gloves and masks are not available, nor other protective gear.
Given that, this is the responsible move.
I agree and really and truly it doesn’t mean President Trump for Life.
I don’t think right now he even wants to be president. He may not survive this either.
Tease!
Yeah, Wilbur, we believe this is due to the virus and not a desire not to count the growing number of people of color in the country. After all, you’ve built up a huge reservoir of trust with the citizenry regarding the sanctity of the census process and results.
Snark aside, there may be legitimate reasons to suspend field operations for awhile; it’s hard enough to get in-person responses without having to deal with COVID-19 fears I both census-takers and respondents. But this administration is so untrustworthy and so eager to take political advantage of any situation, everything they do must be viewed very critically.
" Census Suspends 2020 Count’s Field Operations Until April"
Yes. Right when it starts to go into exponential growth.
They’ll suspend it again because you’re right.
Red The Maximum Leader doesn’t like to be a loser. He will jump ship shortly. The ship will then sink like his casinos.
Please!
Not on the online census forms I completed today.
Feature coming soon, previews in theaters now.
Yea, I did ours online yesterday, and there was no citizenship question – altho it did want gender and ethnicity informarion
The online version asked for race/heritage. I answered White/Hispanic. Wondered if the submit would fail. Don’t think it did and I was able to get a printed copy of my submissions. Having that should allow for any undercount to be audited.
They need to suspend for a year, if not a year and a half. Census takers will be risking their lives – and many census workers are older, often retired. Not worth it.
And from April to May. Thinking this will be over in April requires some magical thinking.
Maybe we all give up and say “fuck it” in April. That’s a different story…
Ooooooooops! DID WE FORGET TO RESTART FIELD OPERATIONS IN CA, WA NY AND MAJOR LIBERAL POPULATION CENTERS??? OOOPS!