The Trump administration will hold its breath until it gets its way, or the US turns blue.
Why does the census require a blue or black pen?
They fucking discriminate against Republicans! All Republicans should fill out their forms with proper RED pens! (Spread the word to friends and loved ones)
I think that Trump will print the census, with the citizenship question on the last page.
Meanwhile, Ross will go through the āproperā procedure to get the question on the census.
Someone will file an injunction, demanding that the printing be stopped
Trump will argue that if the issue is not resolved in a timely fashion, the question will not be asked, and the last page will be trashed.
And because the only āirreparable harmā would result if the courts found on Trumpās behalf, printing will continue with the question.
As long as the āgubmintā has a chance to subvert democracy and the constitution, they will keep on flailing away.
Count on itā¦
Me? Iād love for the US to turn blue, politically, not respiratorilyā¦
Awwwā¦ you missed it. @outis did one of the subtlest double entendres Iāve seen in ages.
Nevermind, see the edit now, I was too fast.
Thatās what she saidā¦
If the District Court judges who have these cases choose to slow-walk them and not render decisions until, say, Halloweāen, theresās nothing the maladminisration of the Supremes can do about that.
Can they pluck it back regardless, or can the Administration make some other pre-judicial appeal (or whatever it would be called)?
Serious question, actually, not sure all the rules on this sort of thing when it gets punted like this. Normal order clearly is to wait for things to flow like normal, with a new ruling, appeals, etc., not sure how that plays out here.
That was the intended joke.
Yep, I got that. Well playedā¦
Itās hard to speak with assurance given the lawlessness on display these days, but in any time when the law means something, no.
Well the trump administration has always opted for transparency so MORE DISCOVERY it is!! ā¦or not. (assume tail tucked position).
Thank you!
Iād say it was closer to Feb 1 or as late as mid-March.
As I noted above, the courts would probably allow Trump to prepare to have the question asked, as long as he had a plan that would take the question out of the census entirely.
All the training, programming, etc etc could be done in a way that makes it possible to not ask the question. And since its easier to delete a question at the last minute than to add one, the āirreparable harmā argument in court goes to Trump.
This is going to be wery intervesting.
How long do the ācorrectā procedures to place a question on that ballot typically take. I love it that now they are saying O yeah, we can wait until late October when before they asked to skip intermediate steps because it absolutely had to be decided now. Some of the Supremes have some mud on their faces, but they probably donāt notice. The problem those in the WH may have is explaining to the idiot in Chief that depressing the votes of minorities and non-Republicans is not usually considered a good reason ā although it seems that four of the justices might buy into that rationale.
I would like to see this case go forward with full discovery and airing of the lies and misrepresentations. The WH and Ross and company lied to the courts. They should be penalized in some manner for doing that, including refusing to reconsider any later excuses for the question present by the WH etc. Unless the court proceeds, however, that information and a basic record may not be made. I hope the judge goes ahead with the hearing. The information must be preserved, even if the Government folds; he should still investigate contempt of court.
Why would you trust their answer on continuing to fight for this question? Is the judge going to stop the case if they say āsure weāll stop hereā? What am I not getting with this question? What stops them from lying about not going forward and then going forward?
Yeah, theyāll add the question, defy the SC and say so what!