Republicans will lose many seats in Congress due to right-wing paranoia about the census

Examiner ^ | Mar 30, 2010 | Hans Bader

[freekitty]

This is BS

[Theo]

Same with me.

[Jedidah]

Actually, neither did we. I assume there will be a follow-up call, and I’ll ask for one.

[brothers4thID]

I filled mine in with name and ages. I tend to be more literal in my interpretation of the 14th Amendment and it's Section 2 statement that the number of electors and apportionment of Representatives shall be based on the number of 21 year old males. Since the wording of the 19th and 26th amendments changes the voting age and gender requirements, but not the specification that only whole person over the age requirement are counted, I like to include my age.

Yeah, I know, there's a huge Constitutional quagmire over whether electors and Representatives are based on the number of “whole persons” or whole persons over the age of 18... you should hear me go off on how West Virginina isn't a constitutionally valid state....

[DennisR]

OK - that makes sense. I am just trying to figure out how much info to give them. What you did sounds about right.

[DennisR]

Makes sense...thanks.

[highlander_UW]

We honor the Constitution around here. The census is Constitutionally mandated. Be a good American and get counted.

Just a question on that...congress is required to do a census...where does it say we have to respond? They're only supposed to be counting us, but they're FAR exceeding that level of information demand.