Trump’s unconstitutional plan for an additional census

I’m sure the GOP Supreme Court will let him violate the law again.

The Fourteenth Amendment is clear: the US Census shall count the "whole number of persons" living in each state. Trump wants to violate the constitution and rig the rules to advance his agenda.

— Congressman Don Beyer (@beyer.house.gov) 2025-08-07T18:38:30.896Z

Whatever his intention, Trump lacks the authority to order changes to the Census. http://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/…

— Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) 2025-08-07T17:30:53.620Z

Just from a logistical standpoint it is not feasible to conduct a "new" mid-decade census with accuracy. To give a sense of the scale of what is required, preparations are already underway for the *2030* census. This will add chaos to the Census Bureau and degrade the accuracy of the 2030 census

— Michael McDonald (@electproject.bsky.social) 2025-08-07T12:19:37.122Z

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