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Ligyron

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1. Or why not just lie and answer "Yes" to the citizenship question?

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Wed Apr 24, 2019, 05:54 PM

Apr 2019

I mean, if they have to actually ask the question, it means they don't know, right?

What's the risk to their doing this? Because there's no way enough people will leave the question unanswered to matter and won't not answering risk that legitimate citizen not being counted at all?

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Why Every American Should Skip Citizenship Census Question [View all] thomhartmann Apr 2019 OP

Or why not just lie and answer "Yes" to the citizenship question? Ligyron Apr 2019 #1

Census answers are private, but fear of Trump's brown shirts is great. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2019 #2

As I've been saying... 2naSalit Apr 2019 #5

+1 dalton99a Apr 2019 #10

Excellent solution. Boycott the citizenship question!!! Nitram Apr 2019 #3

If only the d-bags in red states answer "yes", do they get all the Congressional districts? CaptYossarian Apr 2019 #7

Who is sent the census? BarbD Apr 2019 #4

Mailed and hand carry questionnaires 2naSalit Apr 2019 #6

They will use the unanswered question as a reason to throw the whole thing out randr Apr 2019 #8

THAT'S what I'm afraid will happen if the citizenship questions is left blank. Ligyron Apr 2019 #9