I think non-citizens absolutely SHOULD be counted in the census, but clearly enough that they can be delineated into a separate "bin", so that they don't count towards political power.
Two reasons - we need to know how many are here so we can budget for their deportation, and two, non-citizens are... not citizens. There is no reason they should be counted towards political power because, as outsiders, they have no skin in the game for running the country. There is no reason at all that their mere presence should strengthen the power of one citizen's vote over that of another citizen.
That would be the exact opposite of "leveling the playing field", and exactly the same thing as laying a thumb on the scale when weighing purchases. It's illegal in every other area of commerce, so why should it not be illegal on matters of political power?
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Two reasons - we need to know how many are here so we can budget for their deportation, and two, non-citizens are... not citizens. There is no reason they should be counted towards political power because, as outsiders, they have no skin in the game for running the country. There is no reason at all that their mere presence should strengthen the power of one citizen's vote over that of another citizen.
That would be the exact opposite of "leveling the playing field", and exactly the same thing as laying a thumb on the scale when weighing purchases. It's illegal in every other area of commerce, so why should it not be illegal on matters of political power?
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“Trouble rather the tiger in his lair than the sage among his books. For to you kingdoms and their armies are things mighty and enduring, but to him they are but toys of the moment, to be overturned with the flick of a finger.”
― Gordon R. Dickson, Tactics of Mistake
― Gordon R. Dickson, Tactics of Mistake