A day after the Justice Department announced that the 2020 census would be printed without the citizenship question Pres. Trump wanted, he insists that the effort to add the question is “absolutely moving forward.”
A day after the Justice Department announced that the 2020 census would be printed without the citizenship question President Donald Trump wanted, he insisted on Wednesday that the effort to add the question is “absolutely moving forward.”
The Census Bureau had previously set a target date of early July to begin printing the questionnaire in order to have it prepared for delivery to the American public by the April 1 deadline. “It is time for the Census Bureau to move beyond all the outside political agendas and distractions and devote its full attention to preparing for the 2020 Census,” Raskin, D-Md., said. “This hearing will examine the current status of the Bureau’s readiness for the Census next year—especially in areas where the Bureau may be falling behind such as IT, security and public education.”
Legal experts argue that the president doesn't have the constitutional power to do so, pointing to Article 1, Section II of the Constitution, which grants Congress the authority for conducting and overseeing the census. Title 13 of the U.S. Code delegated that authority to the Commerce Department but outlines specific procedures they have to follow under law, like the date that the census must be delivered.
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