1714 Ivory Tower 4-8-16
Season 12 Episode 12 | 26m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Which "Persons" does a member of Congress represent; IT comes clean on off-shore accounts
Panelists try to explain, the Supreme Court decision this week on how to count “persons” for purposes of drawing districts to be represented in Congress. Texas counts all persons appearing in the census, including children and non-voting immigrants. A group in Texas challenged this, asking that only eligible voters be counted. Then they discuss the Panama Papers and how off-shore accounts work.
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Ivory Tower is a local public television program presented by WCNY
1714 Ivory Tower 4-8-16
Season 12 Episode 12 | 26m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Panelists try to explain, the Supreme Court decision this week on how to count “persons” for purposes of drawing districts to be represented in Congress. Texas counts all persons appearing in the census, including children and non-voting immigrants. A group in Texas challenged this, asking that only eligible voters be counted. Then they discuss the Panama Papers and how off-shore accounts work.
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