Speaker Pelosi's Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Ending Census Early

[ancianita]

https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/101320-1?fbclid=IwAR0hvG2bOoh5Y276h_-yhPeh03kedxT9PKd1jixEuX57Nn3EWFHu25Xvrwg

The Supreme Court’s decision to enable the President’s shameful campaign to curtail the Census is regrettable and disappointing. The President’s attack on the Census count and his refusal to provide time beyond December 31 for submission of the Census report clearly violate the Constitutional mandate enshrined by our Founders for a fair and accurate Census. Further, the President’s actions threaten to politically and financially exclude many in America’s most vulnerable communities from our democracy.

“The Trump effort to end the Census early has been resoundingly rejected by experts, including in the Government Accountability Office, Commerce Department Inspector General and Census Scientific Advisory Committee, who all warn that the accelerated schedule will result in an inaccurate Census that will deny vulnerable communities the representation and funds they are entitled to. Specifically, the Census Bureau officials have stated that curtailing the Census is ‘ludicrous’ and will result in ‘fatal data flaws that are unacceptable for a constitutionally mandated national activity.’

“The House of Representatives will continue to fight in the Courts and in the Congress to ensure that every person has a say in our American Democracy, and to ensure a fair and accurate Census as the Constitution and our American ideals demand.

[rso]

1. Pelosi

The only way to remedy this is by winning the WH and Senate, eliminating the filibuster, and increasing the size of SCOTUS.

[MustLoveBeagles]

4. +1

[Laelth]

5. +1 n/t

-Laelth

[ancianita]

6. Pelosi power.

When Biden wins, increase the SCOTUS, increase representation by at least two states and THEN re-instate the Census nationwide to properly account for new state additions.

[AdamGG]

9. If we increase the size of the SCOTUS

If we don't retain control of the Senate for a long time, the Republicans will just turn around and increase it further and add more right wing justices.

This is insanely frustrating, but I'm not sure if packing the court will be the remedy. FDR tried it in his 2nd term with a very Democratic Congress and it was unsuccessful and he lost some popularity at the time over it.

For the average person who doesn't really know the history/details, the optics are bad to be increasing the # of justices to install more of them who agree with your positions. I fear that Fox and the right would be successful at demonizing Democrats for packing the court and that it could make the majority that it appears we're about to gain short lived.

We need to be shrewd and strategic and make sure that if we gain control of the Senate that it lasts a lot longer than the "supermajority" did in 2009.

I kind of wish that no Democrat said anything in Coney Barret's confirmation hearings other than just keep using their time to replay videos of what McConnell and the Republicans said about not allowing hearings for Merrick Garland. They're going to confirm her anyway, just shove their hypocrisy in their face continuously.

[rso]

10. Scotus

If we manage to grant statehood to DC and Puerto Rico, we would keep the Senate for a long time.

[AdamGG]

14. I said that in a thread i started about it

and I hope we'd get through DC/Puero Rico statehood, but it's not a slam dunk. I think there may be constitutional issues with DC being set up not to be a state.

We need to go all out to get those statehoods, but still need to be shrewd about holding onto the Senate majority if we get it. I hope there's plenty of hearings into the corruption of the last 4 years to get that on the record.

[Thekaspervote]

2. Makes me sick!!

[Laelth]

3. The SCOTUS ruling on this matter is absurd and purely partisan.

Regrettably, a strongly-worded letter is all that Speaker Pelosi can do about it at this time.

I want a partisan court that leans the other direction, and I am done with playing nice. If the SCOTUS is going to be partisan, so be it. We can and should make it a LIBERAL partisan institution to reflect the will of the people (as soon to be expressed on Nov. 3).

-Laelth

[ancianita]

7. Such a court would better reflect the liberal leanings of past public polls on Americans' positions

regarding many important issues.

[Laelth]

8. Yes. It would.

Right-wing court-packing (a wildly successful 40-year-long project) must come to an end. Then, it must be undone.

-Laelth

[dalton99a]

11. Unpack the Trump Court, or live forever under their rule

Kill the filibuster, and expand to 15.

But first, GOTV

[ancianita]

12. Absolutely.

[spanone]

13. one more 'conservative' judge and this country won't be the same