Oh The Karma, LOL !!! - 'Republicans Fear Undercounting in Census' - WSJ

[WillyT]

Republicans Fear Undercounting in Census
By NAFTALI BENDAVID
APRIL 5, 2010

<snip>

Some Republicans are worried that an anti-government surge among conservatives will lead to lower participation in the U.S. census, which they fear could reduce the number of Republican seats in Congress and state legislatures.

The census, which is currently being collated and is gathered every ten years, dictates the distribution of federal funding, how many House members each state gets and how congressional and legislative districts are drawn within states.

...

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R., Minn.), who is admired by many tea-party activists and ultra-conservatives, has said she will refuse to provide information about anything except the number of people in her household.

...

"The census should be nothing more than a headcount," Mr. Paul wrote this month in his weekly column. "It was never intended to serve as a vehicle for gathering personal information on citizens."

In a counter move, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R., N.C.), the top Republican on the House subcommittee that oversees the census, posted a message last week on Redstate.com, a popular conservative Web site, pleading with conservatives to fill out their forms.

The unstated concern: An under-representation of conservatives could mean fewer Republicans in Congress and state legislatures for the next 10 years.

"It's your constitutional duty to respond to this," Mr. McHenry said in an interview. "It's often difficult for conservatives to separate overall government intervention from a question as simple as the census."

<snip>

Link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303450704575160151167429076.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

:rofl::evilgrin::rofl:

[tallahasseedem]

1. We can thank Bachmann...

and so can they. More seats for us!

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. She needs to keep her ahem link to the people

:evilgrin:

[Bitwit1234]

12. You beat me to I agree I agree I agree and after the census is closed

lets all flood her office and thank her. We Minnesotans will love it.

[myrna minx]

2. LOL. Silly lemmings. n/t

[rocktivity]

4. It doesn't get more desparate

than this!

:rofl:
rocktivity

[WillyT]

8. Thank You For That !!!

:rofl:

:hi:

[TlalocW]

5. How soon will we know which states have lost reps and which have gained?

I've been talking about this on Facebook and my blogs, and it will be delicious to point out red states that lose reps because of the conservative pundits/politicians that railed against the Census.

TlalocW

[RedCappedBandit]

6. ROFL

[unblock]

7. funny, but of course, actual population shifts will matter far more than this

the wonderful irony is that by refusing to fill out the form, they guarantee that a government agent will call or show up at their doorstep. exactly what they DON'T want to happen!

[Rex]

9. Oh hahaha! ahahahaha1!!!!

"Yes sir, Karl Rove sir. I will let the gummit man ask his funny questions!"

[progressoid]

10. Bullet meet Republican foot.

[opihimoimoi]

11. DUMB FUCKS threw away their forms....refused to participate...

and we predicted this might occur...then undercount thingy...might lead to less PUBs on the HILL...

Did they lissen?....NO.....did not....

Hey SARAH, How dat Undercount thingy going for ya??....

You guys are so airhead its impossible to quantify