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CommentsYou're in the same camp as a lot of people who refuse to fill it out. The only reason for any kind of census is for purposes of representation. This survey is way beyond the pall.Joan Posted by Joan R. Neubauer on 07/19 at 04:48 PM | # I have never heard of this census and have never been asked to fill one out.I am 60 yers old. If I were asked to fill this out I would not do so and say it's none of your business. Posted by Summer on 07/19 at 02:37 PM | # Heads-up on the American Community Survey!Posted by Joan R. Neubauer on Jul 19, 2011 at 11:29 AM
American Community Survey (ACS), an annual census costing hundreds of millions of dollars [An] Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct.—Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution Every ten years we wait for our little census forms to come in the mail so we can help the government count heads. Article I of the U.S. Constitution mandates such an enumeration for the sole purpose of determining the number of representatives within a given geographical area and the possible redrawing of Congressional Districts. According to the Constitution, we must have one representative for no more than every 30,000 people. Most people understand the reason for the census and most comply. More...Post a Comment on: Heads-up on the American Community Survey!Commenting is not available in this channel entry. Next entries comments: It’s no longer “Look what Obama is Doing” but “See what Obama has done” Previous entries comments: Obama fundraising in White House may be criminal Note from the Editor: This section is for comments from readers of canadafreepress.com. Please don't assume that Canada Free Press agrees with or endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege. |
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