Impact of Illegal Aliens on Congressional Representation

[Captain Caveman]

There is a little-discussed aspect of illegal immigration which will have an increasing impact on the political composition of Congress. Not only is a state's congressional representation based on the number of persons within its borders, but each congressional district is apportioned the same way. This means that congressional districts must contain the same number of persons but not the same number of voters.

As a result, a district packed with illegal aliens requires fewer votes to win an election majority. Since these persons tend to congregate in poorer districts, this allows Democrats to spread their voters over other districts in order to win those elections as well. (After all, a 51% majority in an election is just as good as an 80% majority.) This also allows Democrats in low-voter districts to spend less on their own campaigns and give the money they have raised to other Democrats' campaigns. No wonder we have had such unrepresentative Congresses.*

The US Constitution only used the term "person" because there was no such thing a "citizen" at the time of its adoption. Unfortunately, this historically transitional term has been transmuted into a permanent fixture of Congressional apportionment. Since SCOTUS has been unwilling to address this confabulation, it seems that a federal law, If not a Constitutional Amendment, is needed to correct this situation. But I am not holding my breath.

*This is not exclusively limited to Democrats, but their predominate contribution to this problem precludes any moral equivalence argument.

There will be a point in time where most of Congress will be made up of illegal immigrants

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

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Wee-Wee on the People

That's still another reason to get rid of the Constitution, which brainwashed stuck-on-stupid Americans have been programmed never to consider.

The fact that, instead of only asking whether a proposed bill is good for the country, we have been forced by this supremacy document to first ask whether the bill is Constitutional is proof that being saddled with a constitution is not good for the country.

And replace it with what ?

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Where did you pull "2%" from?

After the Nazis were defeated, did the countries they had occupied give any of them amnesty and let them stay?

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

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And replace it with what ?

Direct Democracy Through Referendums

For starters, anything bill that the SCROTUS dictatorship calls "unConstitutional" has to go on a national referendum to find out if we, the people, think it should be overturned.

 

[Unkotare]

After the Nazis were defeated, did the countries they had occupied give any of them amnesty and let them stay?

Got a response that has ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH MY COMMENTS?

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

Direct Democracy Through Referendums

For starters, anything bill that the SCROTUS dictatorship calls "unConstitutional" has to go on a national referendum to find out if we, the people, think it should be overturned.

You mean large population centers get to dictate which direction the country goes. What you want is the Liberal West and East coasts to control the whole country.

Two wolves and a sheep deciding what to have for dinner.

 

[jwoodie]

Yes. The 14th Amendment should be overturned. It SUCKS.

The 14th Amendment used the same term "persons" as in the body of the Constitution in order to invalidate the "three fifths" slave representation provision in the original document. It was never intended to create representational rights for people who are not permanent legal residents.

 

[San Souci]

The 14th Amendment used the same term "persons" as in the body of the Constitution in order to invalidate the "three fifths" slave representation provision in the original document. It was never intended to create representational rights for people who are not permanent legal residents.

It was never intended to allow Abortion. But activist Courts used it. The 14th was badly written and is the most litigated part of the whole Constitution.

 

[surada]

I think the next census is in 2030... plenty of time for their numbers to dwindle... when Trump was elected in 2016 an estimated 2.5 million illegal migrants left the nation on their own or were deported...

Do you have a link to their self deporting?

 

[Rambunctious]

Do you have a link to their self deporting?

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/05/08/self-deportation-trump-immigration-policy-trend-226801/

 

[Invisibleflash]

There is a little-discussed aspect of illegal immigration which will have an increasing impact on the political composition of Congress. Not only is a state's congressional representation based on the number of persons within its borders, but each congressional district is apportioned the same way. This means that congressional districts must contain the same number of persons but not the same number of voters.

As a result, a district packed with illegal aliens requires fewer votes to win an election majority. Since these persons tend to congregate in poorer districts, this allows Democrats to spread their voters over other districts in order to win those elections as well. (After all, a 51% majority in an election is just as good as an 80% majority.) This also allows Democrats in low-voter districts to spend less on their own campaigns and give the money they have raised to other Democrats' campaigns. No wonder we have had such unrepresentative Congresses.*

The US Constitution only used the term "person" because there was no such thing a "citizen" at the time of its adoption. Unfortunately, this historically transitional term has been transmuted into a permanent fixture of Congressional apportionment. Since SCOTUS has been unwilling to address this confabulation, it seems that a federal law, If not a Constitutional Amendment, is needed to correct this situation. But I am not holding my breath.

*This is not exclusively limited to Democrats, but their predominate contribution to this problem precludes any moral equivalence argument.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Two wolves and a sheep deciding what to have for dinner.

Representation Is One Wolf Eating Hundreds of Thousands of Sheep

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

Representation Is One Wolf Eating Hundreds of Thousands of Sheep

What ?

 

[San Souci]

Pussy racist afraid to expose his weakness like brokeloser does. ^^^^^^^^

"Racist" is the Democrat War Cry when they fuck up the Country. Always cry Racism or Fascist. No substance. No solutions. Just fear mongering.

 

[Unkotare]

"Racist" is the Democrat War Cry when they fuck up the Country. ...

Go find a democrat and tell him all about it.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

"Racist" is the Democrat War Cry when they fuck up the Country. Always cry Racism or Fascist. No substance. No solutions. Just fear mongering.

Socialite Socialists

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Go find a democrat and tell him all about it.

All parties share the Richkid Reich's hatred and fear of all other White people.

 

[Unkotare]

All parties share the Richkid Reich's hatred and fear of all other White people.

What the hell are you babbling about now?

 

[San Souci]

Go find a democrat and tell him all about it.

I have. Many times. Commiefornia is full of those sissies.i

 

[Unkotare]

I have. Many times. Commiefornia is full of those sissies.i

Go git 'em!