The Twit tweets: I have asked the lawyers if they can delay the Census, no matter how long, until...

[demmiblue]

Seems totally ridiculous that our government, and indeed Country, cannot ask a basic question of Citizenship in a very expensive, detailed and important Census, in this case for 2020. I have asked the lawyers if they can delay the Census, no matter how long, until the.....

.....United States Supreme Court is given additional information from which it can make a final and decisive decision on this very critical matter. Can anyone really believe that as a great Country, we are not able the ask whether or not someone is a Citizen. Only in America!

Link to tweet

[hlthe2b]

1. And Former Federal Prosecutor Renato Mariotti replies:

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[hlthe2b]

17. Disconcerting comment from Laurence Tribe (no he doesn't give legal credence, but....)

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[SWBTATTReg]

2. Idiot. I think the census is one thing provided for by the constitution that is not bound by any ..

rules other than every 10 years...no other criteria should be applied including those partial or favoring a particular party ...

[hlthe2b]

5. Every ten years is the binding rule. Timing is specific. He can't delay

[SWBTATTReg]

9. Thanks. I thought so. Take care. NT

[joshcryer]

3. Jesus Christ this man is a fucking idiot.

[FakeNoose]

4. Also, you shouldn't use the census as a method of voter suppression

... which is exactly what the Repukes plan to do. Do they think SCOTUS can't see that?
These Justices weren't born yesterday.

[tavernier]

18. The really scary part is that yes,

the four others see it as well.

[maxsolomon]

6. Sure, let's delay the inevitable demographic death of the GOP

till they can adequately justify their Racism...

[ScratchCat]

7. Good grief

The tweet essentially shows why the SCOTUS ruled the way they did. The Census has NOTHING to do with whether someone is a citizen or not.

"expensive"..."important"....."very critical matter"...."can anyone believe..."...."great country"... Its so transparent its laughable

[Vinca]

8. I think the Supreme Court was aware of the additional information and it wasn't

positive for the GOP side. The big, orange baby needs to learn he can't have everything he wants, no matter how many tantrums he throws.

[spanone]

10. Axios...

It's unclear what power Trump has to delay the Census, but it's significant that the White House is considering additional legal action in response to

the Supreme Court's ruling. Per the Constitution, the Census is required to occur every 10 years.

https://www.axios.com/trump-asks-lawyers-if-they-can-delay-2020-census-in-response-to-scotus-ruling-90945402-55ba-45b0-bba8-34baf8a6ebd8.html?stream=politics&utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts_politics

[malaise]

13. Fucker thinks he's bigger than the Constitution

ITTMF now!

[hlthe2b]

15. Georgetown Law School: Prof Joshua Geltze predicts decision will be "last word" on critical issue

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[GusBob]

11. Who pays these lawyers?

I almost feel sorry for them. But then again its pretty simple, hey?

Its in the goddamned constitution, I am certain they have heard about

[bigbrother05]

12. Pretty sure he means to delay it until RBG dies so he can pack the court

[C_U_L8R]

14. No means no.

But if you want to disobey the Constitution and the Supreme Court, then please proceed.

[Initech]

16. Fucking Constitution, how does it work? Miracles!

[hlthe2b]

19. More legal analysis in light of idiot's threat:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-census/trump-fumes-as-supreme-court-blocks-census-citizenship-question-idUSKCN1TS1BL

As part of the ruling issued on the last day of the court’s current term, the justices sent the issue back to the Commerce Department for it to decide whether to provide a different rationale for requiring people taking part in the census to declare whether they are citizens.

The clock is ticking, with the administration previously saying that census forms needed to be printed in the coming days. A determination from a federal agency normally would take weeks or months.

“There is really no time. And if the administration tries to rush it that is clearly a red flag,” said Dale Ho, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union, one of the challengers.

Jason Torchinsky, a lawyer and Republican redistricting strategist, said the deadline could be extended to the fall, which would enable the Supreme Court to review the new decision.
“They don’t need to redo the entire administrative process, they just need to better justify what they did, in a way that can satisfy the Supreme Court,” Torchinsky said.

Justice Department spokeswoman Kelly Laco said the administration is disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision. “The Department of Justice will continue to defend this administration’s lawful exercises of executive power,” Laco said in a statement.

The census, required by the U.S. Constitution, is used to allot seats in the U.S. House and distribute some $800 billion in federal funds. Opponents have said the question would instill fear in immigrant households that the information would be shared with law enforcement, deterring them from taking part.

Further muddying the waters, there is also ongoing litigation in lower courts over recently unearthed evidence that the challengers have said reveals an illegal discriminatory motive by the administration for adding the question, which the high court could yet weigh in on.

The court ruled against the challengers in a separate 5-4 vote, with all the conservative justices in the majority, that the U.S. Constitution does not in theory prevent the administration or a future one from adding a citizenship question.

[gtar100]

20. "The trouble with ignorance is that it feels so much like expertise"

That's tRump for you. He's a Mr. Know-it-all who can't take responsibility for anything he does. Just like some of the bratty kids I grew up with. But they were kids, they had an excuse. tRump is in the twilight of his life but still responds like a little boy. Why can't republicans, the (faux) party of personal responsibility, see that?