Jonawan@lemmy.zip to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTrump officials propose sweeping changes to the census that would reshape voting mapswww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down14
arrow-up1111arrow-down1external-linkTrump officials propose sweeping changes to the census that would reshape voting mapswww.npr.orgJonawan@lemmy.zip to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squareShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·5 days agoWith him I expect it to include something about 3/5 of a person
minus-squarePlantJam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·5 days agoWorse. Remember that 3/5 was the compromise instead of just not counting certain people at all. This would be going back to not counting certain people at all.
minus-squareShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoOh how lovely, suppose I was being charitable before reading. Not only not counting some but looking to hide a bunch of demographic info presumably so they can pretend certain groups don’t really exist.
minus-squareKirp123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoHe would expand the categories not to count.
minus-squarebedwyr@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoAnd set it up in ways to undercount areas that vote against them.
With him I expect it to include something about 3/5 of a person
Worse. Remember that 3/5 was the compromise instead of just not counting certain people at all. This would be going back to not counting certain people at all.
Oh how lovely, suppose I was being charitable before reading.
Not only not counting some but looking to hide a bunch of demographic info presumably so they can pretend certain groups don’t really exist.
He would expand the categories not to count.
And set it up in ways to undercount areas that vote against them.