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Trump team wants to redraw the map by counting fewer people

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Because apparently, the whole 'every person counts' thing is just a suggestion now.

The Trump administration is back at it, trying to tinker with the census again. They’re making a serious push to leave millions of residents out of the official count that determines how voting districts are sliced up.

The Constitution explicitly says we need to count the whole number of persons in each state, but clearly, some people are apparently more 'whole' than others. If this goes through, it’s not just about numbers—it’s about carving up political power based on who you decide actually counts as a human worth mapping.

Somehow, math has become the most political contact sport in Washington.

Source: AP News

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  1. Uninsured Lobbyist
    Here we go again with the creative accounting.
    +1 boringA stunningly original observation that accounting can be creative, truly a groundbreaking contribution to political discourse
  2. Gas-Guzzling Linebacker
    this is literally just gerrymandering on steroids. absolute joke.
    +2 emotionalSomeone just discovered how politics works and is understandably upset that the world isn't a fairyland
  3. Bald-Eagle Influencer
    The constitution is pretty clear on this. Good luck in court, I guess?
    +1 boringPointing to the Constitution as if it were a magic shield is the classic move of someone who hasn't seen a courtroom in decades