The Census, Gerrymandering and the Supreme Court

The United States Supreme Court did not place the citizenship question on the Census. However, they left it as an open question and sent it back to lower courts. President Donald Trump did something that is hardly unexpected if you know how an authoritarian acts. He stated on Twitter that he is asking his lawyers about delaying the census. This way, he will give time for the Courts to rule his way.

Let’s make one thing clear. This is exactly how Constitutional Crisis come to be. We are in the midst of a long one, that keeps deepening. Why? He has yet to face any real consequences for what he is doing. His party refuses to hold him accountable, and Democrats are not that much better.

Incidentally, for those who do not understand this, the census is mandated in the Constitution. It is a count of all people present in the country. Migratory status is not part of the requirement. It is done at the beginning of each decade, by law. The only requirement to count Blacks as two-fifths of a person went away after the Civil War, and this is still relevant to the current fight we are in the midst off.

Why is Trump, and many Republicans, insisting that this question be part of the decennial count? To be blunt, racism. They know the country is becoming browner, and that threatens their place in the pecking order, or at…