Day 432

[matt (Matt Kiser)]

Updated 3/27/2018 9:46 AM PDT

1/ The 2020 census will ask respondents if they are United States citizens, despite concerns from Census Bureau. Inclusion of a citizenship question could prompt immigrants who are in the country illegally not to respond, resulting in an undercount of the population, which would effect government agencies and groups that rely on the census data. The effects could also effect redistricting of the House and state legislatures over the next decade. It's been 70 years since the government has included a question about citizenship on the census. (New York Times)

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[anon95374541]

@matt

Paul Ryan denies that he will resign later this year. Nevada Republican Mark Amodei said there is a rumor going around that Ryan will resign in the next 30 to 60 days. “The speaker is not resigning,” a spokesperson for Ryan said. (CNN / The Hill / Washington Post)

The story that Nevada Republican Mark Amodei put out yesterday. It has the same details as the last time the rumor made the rounds. Sorry for the image but do to high traffic, this article crashed the Nevada Newsmakers Site.

[anon95374541]

I hope Ryan steps down. He’s not my favorite.

[Keaton_James]

Ex-Trump campaign manager Manafort seeks to dismiss Virginia charges

Obviously, just a stall tactic – this will never wash. Earlier, Manafort also filed to dismiss the charges in his separate DC indictment – just as hopeless a maneuver.

Musing here: Indictments in two separate districts means Manafort must wear two ankle bracelets – does he wear them on separate ankles or both on one?

[Keaton_James]

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article206905994.html

Trump’s buddy, Elliott Broidy, who is a million-dollar convicted briber and (unsurprisingly) RNC’s Deputy National Finance Chairman, has once again been caught with his hand in the cookie jar. This time, it’s a Romanian cookie jar.

Interestingly, in this particular influence peddling scheme, Broidy enlisted the help of Rick Gates, now a star government witness in the Trump-Russia scandal. No doubt Gates will assist Mueller as he fills in details about the connections between Broidy and Trump.

[dragonfly9]

What a guy, this Elliot Broidy! It is such a thicket of takers, influence peddlers and cons. But you are right, Gates is in there to unravel some of the dark money uses.

Oh, it is ugly.

[elaphe (Lynn)]

Hey wait! Can we just have “the swamp” back???

[dragonfly9]

2/ California has sued the Trump administration, arguing that the question about citizenship in the 2020 Census violates the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution requires a census every 10 years to count the “number of free persons” in each state. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra alleges the change violates the constitutional requirement of “actual Enumeration” of every person in every state, every 10 years, and that “California simply has too much to lose for us to allow the Trump Administration to botch this important decennial obligation.” New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said he would lead a multi-state lawsuit, which Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said she would join. (Washington Post / Politico)

I am glad California is out in front with this. And also doing its best to protect it’s Sanctuary cities. But thanks to NYAG Schneiderman for going all out to protect multiple states.

“NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York, California and other states vowed on Tuesday to stop the U.S. government from asking in the 2020 census whether people are citizens, arguing the question could stop immigrants from participating and skew the makeup of Congress.”

"The U.S. Census Bureau decided to include the citizenship question in the once-a-decade questionnaire, saying an accurate count of citizens would help protect minority rights under the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, according to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. "

States vow to fight U.S. plan to ask citizenship question on census

[matt (Matt Kiser)]

hmm, interesting! thx!

[mouseam (Ashley)]

Only downfall to him resigning is that my “Fuck Paul Ryan” pin won’t be relevant anymore.

[anon95374541]

@mouseam a fuck Paul Ryan pin will always be relevent.

[matt (Matt Kiser)]

Or add two more pins and turn it into a Fuck-Marry-Kill situation…

[r.eugster (RE)]

Well, also depending on who replaces him . . .