Which branch of government is in control of the census?

[berg80]

From AI........Yes, the U.S. Congress is in charge of the census, specifically by the authority granted to it in Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, which states that Congress shall direct "in such Manner as they shall by Law direct" the process of the population "actual Enumeration". While Congress has delegated the practical execution of the census to the Census Bureau, a permanent agency within the Department of Commerce, it retains ultimate authority over the census's methodology and purpose.

Trump again seeks to omit undocumented immigrants from the census, contrary to the Constitution​

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has instructed the Commerce Department to start a new U.S. census that will be "based on modern day facts and figures" and won't include undocumented immigrants.

"I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures and, importantly, using the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024," the president wrote in a post on TruthSocial. "People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS,"

Trump again seeks to omit undocumented immigrants from the census, contrary to the Constitution

Trump sought to end counting undocumented immigrants in the last census, but the plan was challenged in the courts.

www.nbcnews.com

Is he paying attention to his poll numbers? Is that why he is engaged in nefarious acts to try to hold on to the House for the POT in 2026?

The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained​

The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained

How Texas is trying to boost the GOP next year.

www.vox.com

 

[Dekster]

From AI........Yes, the U.S. Congress is in charge of the census, specifically by the authority granted to it in Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, which states that Congress shall direct "in such Manner as they shall by Law direct" the process of the population "actual Enumeration". While Congress has delegated the practical execution of the census to the Census Bureau, a permanent agency within the Department of Commerce, it retains ultimate authority over the census's methodology and purpose.

Trump again seeks to omit undocumented immigrants from the census, contrary to the Constitution​

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has instructed the Commerce Department to start a new U.S. census that will be "based on modern day facts and figures" and won't include undocumented immigrants.

"I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures and, importantly, using the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024," the president wrote in a post on TruthSocial. "People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS,"

Trump again seeks to omit undocumented immigrants from the census, contrary to the Constitution

Trump sought to end counting undocumented immigrants in the last census, but the plan was challenged in the courts.

www.nbcnews.com

Is he paying attention to his poll numbers? Is that why he is engaged in nefarious acts to try to hold on to the House for the POT in 2026?

The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained​

The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained

How Texas is trying to boost the GOP next year.

www.vox.com

I actually think Trump is right on this one for a change.

 

[Oddball]

 

[BrokeLoser]

From AI........Yes, the U.S. Congress is in charge of the census, specifically by the authority granted to it in Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, which states that Congress shall direct "in such Manner as they shall by Law direct" the process of the population "actual Enumeration". While Congress has delegated the practical execution of the census to the Census Bureau, a permanent agency within the Department of Commerce, it retains ultimate authority over the census's methodology and purpose.

Trump again seeks to omit undocumented immigrants from the census, contrary to the Constitution​

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has instructed the Commerce Department to start a new U.S. census that will be "based on modern day facts and figures" and won't include undocumented immigrants.

"I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures and, importantly, using the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024," the president wrote in a post on TruthSocial. "People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS,"

Trump again seeks to omit undocumented immigrants from the census, contrary to the Constitution

Trump sought to end counting undocumented immigrants in the last census, but the plan was challenged in the courts.

www.nbcnews.com

Is he paying attention to his poll numbers? Is that why he is engaged in nefarious acts to try to hold on to the House for the POT in 2026?

The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained​

The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained

How Texas is trying to boost the GOP next year.

www.vox.com

I remember when Hussein the Kenyan came up with DACA, his very own type of citizenship and the purple haired nose ringing wackos were pissed and said….”only Congress has the authority”….Remember that?

 

[berg80]

I actually think Trump is right on this one for a change.

Right how?

The U.S. Constitution dictates certain terms for the decennial census, with Article 1, Section 2 saying that representation in Congress will be determined by “adding the whole Number of free persons” and that the apportionment of congressional representation shall be conducted “every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct.”

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution expands the qualifications for being counted in the census and in reapportionment to "the whole number of persons in each state."

A census plan that leaves undocumented immigrants out of the count would likely face legal challenges.

In a statement, John Bisognano, president of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, condemned Trump's statement and predicted the proposal would be blocked by federal courts.

"This is a comprehensive campaign to flout the U.S. Constitution in order to predetermine election outcomes so he can consolidate his power and avoid accountability to the American people," Bisognano said. "The U.S. Constitution is clear: all persons must be counted every decade as part of the census. This attempt to manipulate the census data was stopped in court in 2020, and if he follows through with this authoritarian proposal, it will be stopped again.”

 

[excalibur]

Why would the left want to count illegal aliens as part of the Census for apportionment reasons?

Oh, right.

 

[excalibur]

From AI........Yes, the U.S. Congress is in charge of the census, specifically by the authority granted to it in Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, which states that Congress shall direct "in such Manner as they shall by Law direct" the process of the population "actual Enumeration". While Congress has delegated the practical execution of the census to the Census Bureau, a permanent agency within the Department of Commerce, it retains ultimate authority over the census's methodology and purpose.

Trump again seeks to omit undocumented immigrants from the census, contrary to the Constitution​

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has instructed the Commerce Department to start a new U.S. census that will be "based on modern day facts and figures" and won't include undocumented immigrants.

"I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures and, importantly, using the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024," the president wrote in a post on TruthSocial. "People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS,"

Trump again seeks to omit undocumented immigrants from the census, contrary to the Constitution

Trump sought to end counting undocumented immigrants in the last census, but the plan was challenged in the courts.

www.nbcnews.com

Is he paying attention to his poll numbers? Is that why he is engaged in nefarious acts to try to hold on to the House for the POT in 2026?

The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained​

The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained

How Texas is trying to boost the GOP next year.

www.vox.com

 

[excalibur]

 

[Independent thinker]

From AI........Yes, the U.S. Congress is in charge of the census, specifically by the authority granted to it in Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, which states that Congress shall direct "in such Manner as they shall by Law direct" the process of the population "actual Enumeration". While Congress has delegated the practical execution of the census to the Census Bureau, a permanent agency within the Department of Commerce, it retains ultimate authority over the census's methodology and purpose.

Trump again seeks to omit undocumented immigrants from the census, contrary to the Constitution​

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has instructed the Commerce Department to start a new U.S. census that will be "based on modern day facts and figures" and won't include undocumented immigrants.

"I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures and, importantly, using the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024," the president wrote in a post on TruthSocial. "People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS,"

Trump again seeks to omit undocumented immigrants from the census, contrary to the Constitution

Trump sought to end counting undocumented immigrants in the last census, but the plan was challenged in the courts.

www.nbcnews.com

Is he paying attention to his poll numbers? Is that why he is engaged in nefarious acts to try to hold on to the House for the POT in 2026?

The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained​

The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained

How Texas is trying to boost the GOP next year.

www.vox.com

I love how Trump says things to get you libs running around like chickens with your heads cut off, screaming, "The sky is falling. The sky is falling". He does it time after time after time after time and yet you guys are too stupid to ever catch on.

 

[BrokeLoser]

Right how?

The U.S. Constitution dictates certain terms for the decennial census, with Article 1, Section 2 saying that representation in Congress will be determined by “adding the whole Number of free persons” and that the apportionment of congressional representation shall be conducted “every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct.”

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution expands the qualifications for being counted in the census and in reapportionment to "the whole number of persons in each state."

A census plan that leaves undocumented immigrants out of the count would likely face legal challenges.

In a statement, John Bisognano, president of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, condemned Trump's statement and predicted the proposal would be blocked by federal courts.

"This is a comprehensive campaign to flout the U.S. Constitution in order to predetermine election outcomes so he can consolidate his power and avoid accountability to the American people," Bisognano said. "The U.S. Constitution is clear: all persons must be counted every decade as part of the census. This attempt to manipulate the census data was stopped in court in 2020, and if he follows through with this authoritarian proposal, it will be stopped again.”

“People”, “persons” and “citizens” are synonymous when used in the U.S. Constitution, a document authored by Americans for Americans.
Think once…if the framers intended to aim constitutional protections at the world’s people why wouldn’t they have said “American citizens and foreign nationals” or the like? Why did they title the Preamble We The People Of The U.S. and not We The People Of The World?
Do you think Microsoft’s employee handbook is applicable to the employees of Google?
If a Google employee was trespassing at Microsoft would Microsoft’s employee handbook then be applicable to the trespasser?
Sometimes you just have to connect the dots and think.

 

[BluesLegend]

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Trump made Dems squeal like school girls by redoing the RIGGED Joe Biden census and excluding 10's of millions of ILLEGALS.

 

[elektra]

Nothing in the constitution says that foreign invaders get to govern u.s. citizens

This is what the democrats want

 

[Dekster]

Right how?

The U.S. Constitution dictates certain terms for the decennial census, with Article 1, Section 2 saying that representation in Congress will be determined by “adding the whole Number of free persons” and that the apportionment of congressional representation shall be conducted “every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct.”

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution expands the qualifications for being counted in the census and in reapportionment to "the whole number of persons in each state."

A census plan that leaves undocumented immigrants out of the count would likely face legal challenges.

In a statement, John Bisognano, president of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, condemned Trump's statement and predicted the proposal would be blocked by federal courts.

"This is a comprehensive campaign to flout the U.S. Constitution in order to predetermine election outcomes so he can consolidate his power and avoid accountability to the American people," Bisognano said. "The U.S. Constitution is clear: all persons must be counted every decade as part of the census. This attempt to manipulate the census data was stopped in court in 2020, and if he follows through with this authoritarian proposal, it will be stopped again.”

The 14th Amendment was enacted prior to the Chinese Exclusion Act so illegal immigrants did not exist at that time, and the language of the 14th was with the intent to make sure freed slaves, native americans and their families were counted as well. Of course any change is going to face any legal challenges but 2025 isn't a census year so the matter will have plenty of time to get to the SCOTUS. That is why the courts exist. The Census also doesn't go around counting tourists yet they are persons. Congress has delegated the authority to the POTUS to establish this is the manner of the count. It is all within the framework of insuring states, not people, are represented, in Congress according their populations and illegals are not citizens of the states in which they are present and should not be included in the count any more than tourists, be they an Atlanta salesman at a used car convention in Vegas or a border-jumping Nicaraguan.

 

[Billiejeens]

They run to a microphone to make fools of themselves

Virtue signaling - nothing more.

 

[Billiejeens]

From AI........Yes, the U.S. Congress is in charge of the census, specifically by the authority granted to it in Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, which states that Congress shall direct "in such Manner as they shall by Law direct" the process of the population "actual Enumeration". While Congress has delegated the practical execution of the census to the Census Bureau, a permanent agency within the Department of Commerce, it retains ultimate authority over the census's methodology and purpose.

Trump again seeks to omit undocumented immigrants from the census, contrary to the Constitution​

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has instructed the Commerce Department to start a new U.S. census that will be "based on modern day facts and figures" and won't include undocumented immigrants.

"I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures and, importantly, using the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024," the president wrote in a post on TruthSocial. "People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS,"

Trump again seeks to omit undocumented immigrants from the census, contrary to the Constitution

Trump sought to end counting undocumented immigrants in the last census, but the plan was challenged in the courts.

www.nbcnews.com

Is he paying attention to his poll numbers? Is that why he is engaged in nefarious acts to try to hold on to the House for the POT in 2026?

The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained​

The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained

How Texas is trying to boost the GOP next year.

www.vox.com

The commerce department under the direction of the President.

Thanks for asking.

 

[j-mac]

From AI........Yes, the U.S. Congress is in charge of the census, specifically by the authority granted to it in Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, which states that Congress shall direct "in such Manner as they shall by Law direct" the process of the population "actual Enumeration". While Congress has delegated the practical execution of the census to the Census Bureau, a permanent agency within the Department of Commerce, it retains ultimate authority over the census's methodology and purpose.

Trump again seeks to omit undocumented immigrants from the census, contrary to the Constitution​

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has instructed the Commerce Department to start a new U.S. census that will be "based on modern day facts and figures" and won't include undocumented immigrants.

"I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures and, importantly, using the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024," the president wrote in a post on TruthSocial. "People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS,"

Trump again seeks to omit undocumented immigrants from the census, contrary to the Constitution

Trump sought to end counting undocumented immigrants in the last census, but the plan was challenged in the courts.

www.nbcnews.com

Is he paying attention to his poll numbers? Is that why he is engaged in nefarious acts to try to hold on to the House for the POT in 2026?

The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained​

The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained

How Texas is trying to boost the GOP next year.

www.vox.com

Nope, he’s sticking a knife in the heart of your evil invasion plans.

 

[WorldWatcher]

Let’s back up a minute.

US Constitution Article I, Section 2, Clause 4

The Constitution calls for a a census within every 10 year term. The CONGRESS gets to decide by law the Census and it’s application.

UNITED STATE CODE Section 141 (Passed by Congress)

Defines the decennial census to be every 10 years. The last being in 2020.

In the same law, para (d)

Congress said we can do a mid-decade census.

Finally, in para (e) Congress said…

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So at the end of the day Trump can conduct a mid-decade census, but it cannot be used to change the approtionment of Representatives to the House or in drawing Congressional Districts. That would literally take an act of Congress (which can be done, but not by the President alone) to change the United States Code and the usage of mid-decade Census data.

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U.S. Constitution.net – The U.S. Constitution Online

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13 U.S. Code § 141 - Population and other census information

www.law.cornell.edu

 

[rightwinger]

I actually think Trump is right on this one for a change.

The Constitution says persons not citizens

 

[Moonglow]

From AI........Yes, the U.S. Congress is in charge of the census, specifically by the authority granted to it in Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, which states that Congress shall direct "in such Manner as they shall by Law direct" the process of the population "actual Enumeration". While Congress has delegated the practical execution of the census to the Census Bureau, a permanent agency within the Department of Commerce, it retains ultimate authority over the census's methodology and purpose.

Trump again seeks to omit undocumented immigrants from the census, contrary to the Constitution​

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has instructed the Commerce Department to start a new U.S. census that will be "based on modern day facts and figures" and won't include undocumented immigrants.

"I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures and, importantly, using the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024," the president wrote in a post on TruthSocial. "People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS,"

Trump again seeks to omit undocumented immigrants from the census, contrary to the Constitution

Trump sought to end counting undocumented immigrants in the last census, but the plan was challenged in the courts.

www.nbcnews.com

Is he paying attention to his poll numbers? Is that why he is engaged in nefarious acts to try to hold on to the House for the POT in 2026?

The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained​

The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained

How Texas is trying to boost the GOP next year.

www.vox.com

The census taken every decade that ends with a year of five does not use population results for apportioned representation in Congress, that can only be done with the census that are done in the year that ends with a zero.

 

[Moonglow]

The Constitution says persons not citizens

MAGATs have a hard time with reading comprehension