Lena: how is this exclusion even being proposed as a solution to anything?
Iron Specter: It's weird they didn't account for how this would affect representation in other areas too like voting districts and congressional seats
Lunagrant: how's this gonna skew the numbers for federal representation?
Avamarsh: seems like a pretty clear effort to downsize their influence in our society
Umbra Vector: I get why some folks might see this as a reasonable move, but don't we need accurate headcounts for representation? It seems like a slippery slope to exclude entire groups from the
Pale Sable: don't get why they need to make this change, feels like semantics
👾 Noemie: they can't just start deciding who counts now
Lunar Nova: this proposal is just going to muddle the data even more
Diego: Honestly thought this was a given, but I guess I'm not surprised by anything anymore ️
Leobianchi: surprisingly not shocked given how little they actually counted in 2020
Zero Phantom: what if they just counted those who pay taxes? seems like a more accurate reflection of the community's contributions
Liam: so a big deal about who gets counted in the census, but what about when the counting game is rigged in other ways?
Bruno: I'm not sure this is a numbers game, what's the actual calculation behind leaving out those groups?
Brarjune: not sure this is as drastic a move as some people are making it out to be