Posted on 02/15/2009 11:45:46 AM PST by Lorianne
President Obama said in his inaugural address that he planned to "restore science to its rightful place" in government. That's a worthy goal. But statisticians at the Commerce Department didn't think it would mean having the director of next year's Census report directly to the White House rather than to the Commerce secretary, as is customary. "There's only one reason to have that high level of White House involvement," a career professional at the Census Bureau tells me. "And it's called politics, not science."
The decision was made last week after California Rep. Barbara Lee, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, and Hispanic groups complained to the White House that Judd Gregg, the Republican senator from New Hampshire slated to head Commerce, couldn't be trusted to conduct a complete Census. The National Association of Latino Officials said it had "serious questions about his willingness to ensure that the 2010 Census produces the most accurate possible count."
Anything that threatens the integrity of the Census has profound implications. Not only is it the basis for congressional redistricting, it provides the raw data by which government spending is allocated on everything from roads to schools. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also uses the Census to prepare the economic data that so much of business relies upon. "If the original numbers aren't as hard as possible, the uses they're put to get fuzzier and fuzzier," says Bruce Chapman, who was director of the Census in the 1980s.
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Elections do have consequences.
This is about killing off the republican party. Add a new immigration/amnesty bill and the job will be done.
--they are also going after all state attorney-general positions , as that is usually where the power is vis-a-vis elections-
It’s just another cog in the national socialist democrat party’s permanent majority machine that is being built piece by piece. When you can count the people you can set up the congressional districts. This is gerrymandering taken to the next level.
are freaking criminals
A + P + C = WS
ACORN plus PORKULUS plus CENSUS = WE’RE SCREWED
Thanks to the idiot left who heard HOPE and CHANGE..Well Here’s your HOPE.. hope that when Mullah Obama gets done with you .. he will leave you with some ...Change in your pocket!
And don't forget that for every congressional district, there's a corresponding electoral vote.
Not only is it the basis for congressional redistricting, it provides the raw data by which government spending is allocated on everything from roads to schools.
I see a lot of electoral votes moving from red states to blue states in this census.
And the Propaganda Ministry (formerly "the media") will cover for him. It will all be done scientifically, using the best research and methods available. And if any Republican dares investigate, or even ask questions, they will be demonized for "politicizing the census."
If the Liberal Messiah screws with the Census, He will be threatening the existence of the Union. Secession movements would begin in States which feel they were cheated out of House representation and federal funds. He is a fool if He thinks there would be no resistance to His distorting the Census.
"Zactly right. The question now is what do we do, considering that our repub congress critters don't have the balls to fight for us.
I've been making that statement, too. America is fighting for her life. Thank you, Jim for helping to lead our revolution!
Everyone with 12 children at home raise your hand. Good, now let's redistrict.
Yes and the Republican Party Leaders, Congressmen and women, and Senators will keep marching to their doom with dumb ass looks on their faces.
The stimulus bill has gone a long way to killing off the party anyway-changes in the welfare reform act-millions to acorn etc.
Yes and the Republican Party Leaders, Congressmen and women, and Senators will keep marching to their doom with dumb ass looks on their faces.
The stimulus bill has gone a long way to killing off the party anyway-changes in the welfare reform act-millions to acorn etc.
Why Obama Wants Control of the Census-
So they can lie about the numbers in the “victim” classes and steal more of OUR money to buy their votes and those of created voters!
**If the Liberal Messiah screws with the Census, He will be threatening the existence of the Union.**
I, for one, will be using the BOORTZ Census Form... There are 2 Adults, 2 children at this address.
And amnesty.
Probably, but it doesn't necessarily have to be a shift from red states to blue states. Within red states, population shifts can be shown from red (rural/suburban) to blue (urban) areas.
No problemo when you're counting headstones, homeless folks, illegals and criminals, and "accidentally" forgetting to count legitimate voters in red districts.
Here in my state, which was the only state that voted 100% red by county, I can still think of two population areas that could be gerrymandered into one more blue-voting congressional district.
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