Actually what they do is find creative ways to redistrict areas such that it gives one party an edge politically. It is for this reason and others related to the continual move towards segregation and redistribution of wealth that I flat our refuse to answer any census questions, and would gladly physically remove any such person from my property. Safely and kindly of course. It is know ones business, certainly not the government what goes on in my own home. The census serves no other purpose than to legitimize the manipulation of population for sociopolitical reasons.
Actually, that would be your State legislature. I thought you were knowledgable about our government and how it works (or doesn't as the case may be). "Know ones" or "No one's" business? With speeling [sic] like that you might be confused with an uneducated red neck - or even a non-English speaking illegal alien Again, census is a requirement of the US Constitution - a document I thought you were all for defending. Article 1, Section2, Para 3 (Original wording, subsequently changed by the 14th amendment) reads, "Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. " I will let you look up the 14th and the changes it made to the above.
BTW, in case anyone is confused: GLENN BECK IS AN ACTOR. It's so sad that there are people who actually take Beck seriously.
John, are you telling me you've never made a grammar mistake? "knowledgable" ??? "speeling" I doubt I'd ever be confused with you. Ever seen a census form before John? They ask how many bathrooms you have. In fact, there is little to no mention of "numbers" of "persons" at all on a census form. The Constitutional definition is if anything non-existent in a census form, much less a census takers vernacular.
Jeremy, I would prefer NOT to be on a first name basis with you. So, you can call me Mr. Merrell or willyb. You should see the meaning of [sic]. Yes, it is Latin, but even you can learn. You are correct that I dropped an 'e' and neglected to use the spell checker. That said, "Know ones" looks a whole lot like the kind of phonetic error someone new to English might make. You haven't been holding out on us, have you?
Probably why, with their wisdom and foresight, the framers wrote, "in such Manner as they shall by Law direct." I thought you were a defender of all things legal and constitutional.
If you are going to point out others grammatical misgivings Johnny, I'd be prepared to have the same thrown back at you. It looks pretty foolish to make a spelling error when pointing out someone's "spelling error". Making things up as you go along and or interpreting law where law does not exists is hardly something I would defend. I've yet to find a "they" that passed a "law" expanding the accurate account of population to include the number of toilets in ones home. Ya might want to take another look at both documents. I'm questioning the constitutionality of the census in its current form, not the Constitution.
Try US Code Title 13, last updated (by Congress) 1/8/2008. That should give you all the information you are looking for. BTW, the census comes under the Commerce Dept., which may go a long ways in explaining some of the info they collect. Frankly, I think you would do well to worry more about info that Google et. al. has on you than what the govt. does. Gov is hardly organized enough to effectively use such info unless you really work at putting a target on your back whereas private industry will exploit it every which way in pursuit of profit.