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MosheFeingold

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19. Ironically, that's probably the correct answer

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 05:47 PM

Jul 2020

The "free Persons" referred to is earlier defined as "we the people" forming the Constitution -- i.e. citizens.

Everyone else is 3/5:

Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct.

Creepy, but probably accurate.

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Is Trump really this dumb? Botany Jul 2020 #1

For what it's worth, it's called a memorandum and not an executive order. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 #2

It gives his little 🍄 a lift thinking of the power his office holds. nt GentryDixon Jul 2020 #7

More racism and xenophobic hatred. PatrickforO Jul 2020 #3

Excluding those beholden to a foreign power bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #4

So by imperial edict the Pig is what? demanding that the census takers get proof of citizenship? Thomas Hurt Jul 2020 #5

Psst! Don't tell Donny but the census is already done. Botany Jul 2020 #6

That question is not on the census form.... lamp_shade Jul 2020 #8

How about a compromise? Odoreida Jul 2020 #9

Point Taken n/t DallasNE Jul 2020 #12

Ironically, that's probably the correct answer MosheFeingold Jul 2020 #19

Without The Citizenship Question DallasNE Jul 2020 #10

You are right on all counts, but CaptYossarian Jul 2020 #17

It's my understanding that census has always just included counting the folks living in the area. iluvtennis Jul 2020 #11

Not possible budkin Jul 2020 #13

If we don't count them, they'll go away - same logic as bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #14

How 3/5 of a person of Fuck Face 47of74 Jul 2020 #15

Rewriting the Constitution on the fly? George II Jul 2020 #16

Just until King Donald the Least writes his own. CaptYossarian Jul 2020 #18