Removed because people are such snowflakes

Removed because people are such snowflakes Apr 6, 2020 3:01:10 GMT via Tapatalk Toasted Cheese likes this

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Post by Sarge on Apr 6, 2020 3:01:10 GMT

Apr 6, 2020 2:48:50 GMT gameboy said:

Apr 6, 2020 2:18:21 GMT Admin said:

No, I'm saying they were not counted for legislative representation and taxing purposes based on population.

The Constitution says that the total size of a state's delegation to the House (ie, number of Representatives) depends on its population. I believe it's something like one for every 40k or so people. If I go to Mexico and bring back 100 million Mexicans to Los Angeles, does California then get 2,000 additional Representatives?

Actually, non-citizens are counted in the census. So their numbers are used to decide the size of congressional districts and the number of representatives each state gets in the House. So yes, if you bring over 100 million Mexicans then California gets over a fourth of the House. But the Mexicans still can't vote.

And you think no one should have a problem with that.. some did and thus the 3/5ths compromise. There are reasons behind things if you bother to learn them. Reminder, you're bitching about people long dead.