To: President Donald Trump
REJECT Trump's attempts to undermine our Census
The 14th Amendment is clear: EVERY one of us should count in our Census and our democracy. You can't pick and choose who counts to serve your political agenda.
We condemn your clearly unconstitutional executive order that would rig the U.S. Census and undermine our right to fair representation in our government.
Why is this important?
President Trump took a lot of scary actions in the first week of his second administration.
One went under the radar, but could have devastating long-term consequences: rigging the U.S. Census to undermine our right to fair representation in our government.
By law, the Census has to count everyone who lives here – that's how we know where to build schools and fire stations and how to draw fair legislative maps. But for years, the far-right has been trying to count only citizens (instead of everyone who calls America home) effectively picking and choosing who counts to serve their political agenda.
It’s a blatant violation of our Constitution and centuries of precedent. And it’s a clear attempt to deny our communities the resources we need and the political representation we deserve.
We can’t let it stand. With your help, Common Cause stopped this exact same plot during Trump’s first term – but now that he’s back in office, we need your help to stop him again.
This is bigger than the 2030 Census – we need to take action to defend the principle of multi-racial democracy itself. If you agree that EVERY one of us should count in our democracy, please join me in speaking out right now.