18 Undocumented illegal aliens to be counted on the census as court strikes down ruling. (thehill.com) posted 219 days ago by elvisbird 219 days ago by elvisbird +18 / -0 14 comments share 14 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (14) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 2 ▼ – SisterCovfefe 2 points 219 days ago +2 / -0 What makes you think SCOTUS won't rule the same way? The Constitution is pretty clear that "the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed" are to be counted. Section 2 of the 14th Amendment permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – p8riot 1 point 219 days ago +1 / -0 Another way of asking the same question is, how would a "textualist" (the SCOTUS nominees Trump prefers) interpret that clause of the Constitution? permalink parent save report block reply
What makes you think SCOTUS won't rule the same way? The Constitution is pretty clear that "the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed" are to be counted. Section 2 of the 14th Amendment
Another way of asking the same question is, how would a "textualist" (the SCOTUS nominees Trump prefers) interpret that clause of the Constitution?