The Constitution can be inconvenient. But it is the rulebook all Americans are obliged to live by.

In some parts of the document, its intent is vague or ambiguous. Interpreting the meaning when conflicts arise is the job of the federal courts, with the U.S. Supreme Court as the ultimate arbiter.

But in other places, what the Founders expected rings out as clear as a bell. That's the case with Article 1, Section 2 establishing a decennial Census to account for the nation's population.

It's important to understand there's no wiggle room in that article on when the Census must be taken and who should be included as President Donald Trump fiddles with an idea to hold a new Census to allow states to draw new political district maps based on the results of the 2024 election rather than the po

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