[FinallyBackInNH]

The ACS eliminates the need for a census long form in 2010. The census short form will continue to produce the official count of the nation's population every 10 years, fulfilling the constitutionally mandated function of determining congressional apportionment.

Yeah, that pesky Constitution thing...makes 'em go back to actually doing their job at least once every 10 years. Wouldn't want to take away from building a marketing database (under penalty of law) at my expense.

[Indy Pendance]

Well, if they'd just count the population instead of all these intrusive questions, they'd be done in short time. You know, how many people live in your household on a permanent basis. Simple really. Nah, they have to create a whole department. What else is new.