It's in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 2) that the Census is "to empower every person living in the United States of America...to determine representation in Congress."



Note that this quote from the constitution and the Census Bureau itself says "every person" as opposed to "every citizen." The count also is used to determine aid to school districts and funding to other things that have nothing to do with citizenship. This makes an accurate count of EVERY PERSON in the County, the State, and the Nation critical, but not something Trump and the Republican party want to happen.



What are the political ramifications of the Census has Trump irreversibly damaged damaged the possibility of an accurate count? What damage will be done by an inaccurate count in San Diego County? What will happen in the State (Spoiler Alert: California could lose 2 or more seats in the House of representatives?) Has the damage already been done? Can we help fix the damage? Can we help with the Census?



Our "First Tuesday" meetup on August 6 will be a forum on the Census. We have invited a Professor/Political commentator, someone from the California Census Committee, people from organizations dedicated to an accurate count, and San Diego legislators at the County and State levels to discuss this with us and help us clean up this mess that Trump and the Republicans have created.



Mark your calendars now for Tuesday evening (8/6) 7:00pm-8:45pm



Don't miss this opportunity to fix the damage done to the constitution.