The Census

by Thomas Paine

Let’s take a minute and talk about something that no one seems to care about: The US Census.

When asked about the census, most people will say something about counting the number of people in the United States, or something of the sort, and likely throw in something about how irritating the census takers are.

What we have gradually forgotten about Article I, Section 2, which”” reads: “Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective numbers…”

Roughly translated, this means “We’ll take a census, and decide what states get the most representation and how much those states pay in tax money based on how many people live in them.”

This is a good idea. It means that representation is as evenly distributed as possible, right?

Sort of. Remember all those dead Illinois voters that mysteriously turned up to ratchet up the Democratic vote in Chicago? Remember that whole ACORN issue?

Well, the White House is set to take this particular problem to a grand scale.

You probably didn’t notice, as this bizarre turn of events was hardly covered in the early media storm, but three weeks into Obama’s presidency, he shifted control of the census from the Commerce Department to the White House. The census is now under the control of Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s chief political advisor.

So why does this matter? Because if the census goes the way of ACORN and Chicago, fair representation will be shot to pieces. “Estimations” of numbers of poor, homeless, and illegal residents of blue states would hike the number of votes for blue-leaning states up, effectively drowning the votes of the red states and maintaining the left’s current massive influence over legislation.

So it’s too bad no one cares about the census anymore. What can you do? Well, start by badgering your state legislature like crazy. Ask for appeals to the Supreme Court - it has the power of judicial review, the ability to decide if the actions of the other branches are Constitutional.

So what do you think? Will you stand up?