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Utah Told It Can’t Count Missionaries In Census
AP Report ^ | August 16, 2009

Posted on 08/16/2009 8:33:36 PM PDT by Steelfish

Utah told it can’t count missionaries in census

Bureau says there’s no way to reliably count those overseas in 2010

Aug 16, 2009

SALT LAKE CITY - The U.S. Census Bureau has told Utah's elected leaders it won't count Mormon missionaries serving overseas in the nation's next head count.

Census Bureau officials, rejecting Utah's lobbying efforts for the better part of a decade, say there's no way to reliably count the overseas missionaries.

Utah leaders say the omission cost the state an extra congressional seat in 2000, when the state fell just 857 people short of receiving the last available slot in the U.S. House.

The Census Bureau does count military and federal employees serving overseas, and Rob Bishop, R-Utah, says it should include Mormons on proselytizing missions.

"The bottom line should still be fairness and accuracy," Bishop said. "If we are currently counting some people abroad and not others, there is just no logic to that whatsoever."

An experiment in counting Americans abroad in 2004 turned into a "colossal failure," said Louis Kincannon, a former Census Bureau director under President Bill Clinton.

Few Americans responded to an outreach program in three sample countries — Mexico, France and Kuwait.

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: 2010census; census; discrimination; impeachobama; missionaries; missionary; obama; utah
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To: mylife
He'd catch on and have us busted.........
You know how it goes......
61 posted on 08/16/2009 9:32:37 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Fiddlstix

Seems to take longer nowadays than it used to, but at least Jim hasn’t had to resort to advertising to pay the bills.

I laffed the other day, I saw some Gun ad on DU right at the end of some hand wringing thread about how evil guns were.

Hypocritical libtards would sell their own mothers...
All the while complaining about capitalism and human trafficking L0L


62 posted on 08/16/2009 9:33:43 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: machogirl
See for yourself.......

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2317466/posts?page=70#70

LOL

63 posted on 08/16/2009 9:35:42 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: mylife
They have been taking longer.......
Sorry to say.......

(Do you shower after visiting DU? Just asking?)

64 posted on 08/16/2009 9:37:58 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Fiddlstix

I know they are taking longer.

No. I dont shower after going there. They crack me up!


65 posted on 08/16/2009 9:41:42 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Fiddlstix

Its unpopular to be against the him solely on race


66 posted on 08/16/2009 9:43:14 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: mylife
Well.......
You have a stronger stomach that I do......
Obviously.......
LOL
67 posted on 08/16/2009 9:44:07 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Fiddlstix

Every one feels what is going on but they are scared to death of the race card.


68 posted on 08/16/2009 9:44:18 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Fiddlstix

**Burp**


69 posted on 08/16/2009 9:44:55 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Steelfish

That should be illegal not to count them since they do the military and federal employees overseas. It is illegal for government to discriminate because of religion.


70 posted on 08/16/2009 9:49:58 PM PDT by savagesusie
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To: mylife
Well, the "race card" is his specialty, isn't it?
(Him and his "Rev" et al)

I gotta logoff for the night.....
Gettin' kinda late here.....

71 posted on 08/16/2009 9:51:58 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Fiddlstix

Gnight.


72 posted on 08/16/2009 9:53:43 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: savagesusie

The government would argue they don’t have an accurate number of missionaries overseas- although Mormons are well known for their record documentation.


73 posted on 08/16/2009 9:53:57 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Yep, can’t count too many people in a GOP state. White House orders.


74 posted on 08/16/2009 10:00:05 PM PDT by iowamark (certified by Michael Steele as "ugly and incendiary")
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To: Fiddlstix

Wow, I guess that I haven’t been “thread hopping” enough.


75 posted on 08/16/2009 10:00:05 PM PDT by machogirl (If Obama's handing out Pie, I like Lemon Meringue.)
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To: Fiddlstix; machogirl
Oh NO! What have I started????you done?

:)

:)

:)

:)

76 posted on 08/16/2009 10:04:54 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (BG x 2 (and a heartbeat was heard today....))
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To: Steelfish

Does this apply to all missionaries? Why with hold a valid citizen census? They are coming back on a certain date which means they are visiting another country.

The same as someonw working in another country for a specified time.

Weird.


77 posted on 08/16/2009 10:11:45 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: Brad's Gramma

Better hope neither of you run for President someday.


78 posted on 08/16/2009 10:12:16 PM PDT by machogirl (If Obama's handing out Pie, I like Lemon Meringue.)
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To: machogirl

That’s funny ;-)


79 posted on 08/16/2009 10:14:25 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: machogirl; Fiddlstix

Hey! We could have this country shaped up In No Time At All!!!!


80 posted on 08/16/2009 10:14:30 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (BG x 2 (and a heartbeat was heard today....))
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