Dr. John S. Baker, Jr.

Professor Emeritus, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, @LSU. Specialize in Constitutional Law and #SCOTUS. Frequent media commentator and contributor. DM for requests.

[Dr. John S. Baker, Jr. @JohnSBakerPHD]

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[Dr. John S. Baker, Jr. @JohnSBakerPHD]

A Better Alternative to State Bankruptcy or Default.
With tax revenue crashing and expenditures soaring, states face severe financial problems. Illinois has already requested a federal bailout...
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[Dr. John S. Baker, Jr. @JohnSBakerPHD]

Will Trump Lose it at The State of the Union address?
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[TheHillOpinion @TheHillOpinion]

Welcome to third-world democracy and impeachment

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[Dr. John S. Baker, Jr. @JohnSBakerPHD]

[3/3]: The Administration ought first to have a non-partisan group draft a basic civics test and test federal government employees. @realDonaldTrump @POTUS @WhiteHouse

[Dr. John S. Baker, Jr. @JohnSBakerPHD]

[1/3]: A prominent law professor told the story of her husband taking the test for #citizenship. When he correctly answered that the president was elected by the #electoralcollege...

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[Dr. John S. Baker, Jr. @JohnSBakerPHD]

[2/3]: ... the government employee administering the test said "no that's incorrect." The employee instructed that the correct answer is "the people." Needless to say, the husband changed his answer...

[Our Citizenship Counts @factsoncensus]

Join us today! Our chairman @JohnSBakerPHD will be joining this panel discussion on #citizenship #census

[Federalist Society @FedSoc]

Join us July 29 for a panel discussion on "Citizenship: The Road Ahead" @TheMayflowerDC. Admission is free but an RSVP is required. Lunch is included for all who attend. https://t.co/7GJvg3GToG

[Dr. John S. Baker, Jr. @JohnSBakerPHD]

Look forward to addressing key questions on if there’s a road forward for addressing citizenship on the U.S. census or otherwise collecting the relevant data — and executive powers around this debate. Hope you join us to discuss this key issue. @FedSoc

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[The Hill @thehill]

"The facts on Trump's order on counting citizens — and what to expect now" (via @TheHillOpinion) https://t.co/0LVE7CDdnh

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@TheEconomist This is a half truth. Read my piece here on why: https://t.co/ko2EaIICvc

[TheHillOpinion @TheHillOpinion]

The facts on Trump's order on counting citizens — and what to expect now

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[Dr. John S. Baker, Jr. @JohnSBakerPHD]

Highly recommend you read my latest opinion piece on @thehill that provides factual clarity on @POTUS @realDonaldTrump executive order, and what to expect now. #census #citizenshipquestion

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[Dr. John S. Baker, Jr. @JohnSBakerPHD]

... @SecretaryRoss who will receive the data from those federal agencies that have the relevant information. Relatively recently, the President learned that federal agencies collectively have enough information to identify who is and who is not a citizen. #ExecutiveOrder

[Dr. John S. Baker, Jr. @JohnSBakerPHD]

Some media have reported that @POTUS @realDonaldTrump has abandoned the citizenship question. This is a half-truth. Although the 2020 Census will not ask a citizenship question, the President's order has guaranteed that federal agencies will have to cooperate with ...

[Dr. John S. Baker, Jr. @JohnSBakerPHD]

[2/2]: Now with this @POTUS @realDonaldTrump executive order, although they don’t ask the #CitizenshipQuestion on the census, @CommerceGov will be able to get all the data they will need to count both citizens and non-citizens.

More of my analysis of what’s next coming soon.

[Dr. John S. Baker, Jr. @JohnSBakerPHD]

[1/2]: This has been part of @SecretaryRoss’s position as stated in his memo in March 2018 that he would ask both the question and collect the data from the various federal agencies that have it. The staff wanted him to only use the data from these agencies...

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

President Trump says he will sign an executive order directing federal agencies to help count citizens and non-citizens, after the Supreme Court barred a question on the 2020 census https://t.co/q6GFAv0IoN

[Dr. John S. Baker, Jr. @JohnSBakerPHD]

I will issue a statement with clear factual, non-partisan legal analysis on this matter after @POTUS @realDonaldTrump makes his announcement at the @WhiteHouse Rose Garden on the #census #citizenshipquestion. Stay tuned. #CensusQuestion

[Our Citizenship Counts @factsoncensus]

Here are the ten key facts you need to know about the #census. #citizenshipquestion

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