Tag Archive 'Census'

Sometimes it takes a little while for the illogic to sink in

I’m in San Francisco on a fairly regular basis, which has given me ample time to see, repeatedly, ads on the side of MUNI buses.  I can’t remember the wording, since I only see these ads for instants at a time, but they pretty much say, “Fill out the census, so that we know how [...]

About the race questions on that census form

Country of origin strikes me as a reasonable question for a census, although it’s not constitutionally mandated.  (The Constitution just allows for a head count.)  Race questions are obviously simply to satisfy the grievance mongers in America.  So I pass on this advice from The Corner: Sending a Message with the Census [Mark Krikorian] John: [...]

Obama administration tries to tamper with the census — again

The census is mandated by the United States Constitution as a way to ensure that the House of Representatives has a proper, proportional representation to the citizens of each state.  For more than two centuries, American people have assumed that, while all systems are flawed, the government nevertheless carried out the census honestly.  All that [...]