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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to hand information about its plan to ask people filling out the 2020 census form whether they are U.S. citizens over to a group of states and cities suing the administration over the question.

At a hearing in Manhattan federal court, U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman also said he would likely deny the administration’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit.

The plaintiffs have said that the census question could lead to undercounting in states with large immigrant populations, jeopardizing their political representation and access to federal funds.

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The lawsuit was filed in April by 17 states, including New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois, and six cities, including New York City, Philadelphia and Chicago. All of the states have Democratic attorneys general and all of the cities have Democratic mayors.

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Brett Shumate, a lawyer at the U.S. Department of Justice representing the Republican administration, said at the hearing that the case should be dismissed because only Congress, not courts, had the authority to review census questions.

When Furman asked whether that would hold true even if a question was intended to undercount states that tend to support a particular political party, Shumate said it would.

“It wouldn’t matter what the intent was behind the question,” he said.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration plans to encourage colleges to ignore race in their admissions process, abandoning guidelines that called on universities to consider race as a way of promoting diversity, the Wall Street Journal and New York Times reported on Tuesday.

The guidelines, put in place under President Barack Obama in 2011 and 2016, presented legal recommendations that Trump administration officials contend “mislead schools to believe that legal forms of affirmative action are simpler to achieve than the law allows,” the Journal reported, citing two people familiar with the plans.

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Trump administration must turn over information about 2020 census question

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-census/trump-administration-must-turn-over-information-about-2020-census-question-idUSKBN1JT2HL

And the Dems are at it again.
Acting like just asking the question will alter the count. Which is not necessarily the case.

Quote (Beowulf @ Jul 3 2018 04:15pm)

It's absolutely the case with an administration like this and with Jeff Sessions around

They have enough issues getting people to fill them out you add in the fear in the immigrant households and ain't nobody sayin' shit

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Yeah. Why could the US govt. possibly want to know who were US citizens and who weren't. LOL

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Yeah. Why could the US govt. possibly want to know who were US citizens and who weren't. LOL

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Did you even read the article, or Beo's post? He's suggesting that the presence of the question will lead to less people filling out the forms entirely.

what a stereotypical kneejerk reaction post, now be a good doggie and entertain us all with another!

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I don't really care if non citizens don't get counted. Not counting non citizens (which is just an assumption on your part) will lessen the funding states receive for illegals.
This in turn will force states to go along with their govt's zero tolerance policy. So the states themselves will encourage everyone to fill out the form and answer truthfully.

I don't care how indignant anyone gets about the issue. We as a country, need to get very serious about illegals, while we still ARE a first world country.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. retailer Walmart Inc (WMT.N) faced an outcry from supporters of President Donald Trump on Tuesday for listing for sale on its open marketplace clothing with the slogan “Impeach 45,” an apparent reference to Trump, the country’s 45th president.

The hashtag #BoycottWalmart was among the top-trending topics in the United States on the social media site, racking up more than 50,000 tweets by mid-afternoon.

“Absolutely disgusting Walmart! No other president has ever been treated like this. I will not be shopping at Walmart. #BoycottWalmart,” wrote Twitter user MarLee (@Mar_Lee_C).

“Wow! Walmart reveals it’s true colors and promotes POTUS45 impeachment with disgusting T-Shirt. #BoycottWalmart,” tweeted Reeni Mederos (@ProphetReeni).

A spokesperson for Walmart told Reuters that the items were sold by “third-party sellers” on its open marketplace website and were not “offered directly by Walmart.”

“We’re removing these types of items pending review of our marketplace policies,” the spokesperson said.

A search of the Walmart website Tuesday showed no “Impeach 45” apparel available for sale online.

On June 27, Walmart announced that it was introducing a 3D virtual shopping tour on its website, as the retailer pours billions of dollars into beefing up its e-commerce business.

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Trump supporters urge Walmart boycott over 'Impeach 45' clothing

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-walmart-apparel/trump-supporters-urge-walmart-boycott-over-impeach-45-clothing-idUSKBN1JT2PK




Nice guy, WalMart. :)

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Nice guy, WalMart. :)