# Supreme Court looks likely to approve Census citizenship question by 5-4 vote

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [April 25, 2019, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-looks-likely-to-approve-census-citizenship-question-by-5-4-vote/833025 "2019-04-25T05:30:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-looks-likely-to-approve-census-citizenship-question-by-5-4-vote/833025/20 "2019-04-25T14:25:24Z")

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> [@HurricaneDitka](#):
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> If a Dem wins in 2028, s/he will probably have that option. In the meantime, back here at the thread topic, and your quaint opinion notwithstanding, “I don’t think there’s a constitutional issue with the citizenship question.”

I’ll note that your opinion of the law tends to vary based on what’s good for your political opinions. That’s less than quaint, that’s an unprincipled view of the rule of law.

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