whatcha looking at?

[_subgenius]

The federal government has long gathered information about citizenship. But since 1950, it has not included a question about it in the census forms sent once a decade to each household. Adding it could reduce Democratic representation when congressional districts are allocated in 2021 and affect how hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending are distributed.

what were you paying attention to instead of
U.S. Department of Commerce v. New York?

For those of you who tout the merits of reason over emotion, why has the latter been the star that guides your ship?

[_subgenius]

Congress didn’t prohibit the use of a question about citizenship on the census, the same way it had banned questions about religion.

The federal government uses the data from the census to divide up the 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives among the 50 states. After the 2010 census, for example, Texas gained four seats in the House and Florida gained four, while New York –[ the lead plaintiff ] – and Ohio both lost two. Census data is also used to allocate federal funding for a wide variety of programs: In fiscal year 2016, the federal government distributed over $900 billion through such programs.