BO is the one who made the decision to take it OUT after more than 150 years of it being asked in the census.
If it's ok to ask what your race is, where you were born, how many kids you have, what your religion is, etc., why shouldn't the government that is sending MONEY to subsidize your schools, etc be able to ask the question again about whether you are a citizen of this country? I was against BO taking it off the census when he did it.....were you? Do you believe it should be asked?
The opposite of "backed down" is NOT "backed up"
Reporter asked him if he "backed down" on citizenship question on census.
His response...."NO..... he backed up".
Someone told him what to do and he listened?

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