That was my point earlier. The Census is supposed to be about how many people live in the country. Nothing else. It was never meant to see how many minorities live here so they can get a free lunch and benefits (which is exactly what they’ll use the Census for). This is why I won’t do it. It’s a load of political crap now.

Since the census is supposed to be about numbers, do we even have to answer such questions?

But ultimately, I’m with you (and Glenn Beck’s hero of heroes Teddy Roosevelt)…X (Some other race) “American”

I agree, which is why I decide to not participate until we get back to some semblance of what the Founding Fathers wanted (and no, I really don’t think they wanted a socialist dictatorship).

“My point about representation was not about functional representation, but actual representation. Likewise, my point re: blue-staters undercounting themselves was not for statewide office, but national office.”

I see those two types of representation as linked, not separate. One cannot exist without the other.

“Here’s how it works: if the 2010 shows a shift in population, then states will either gain or lose US Congressmen. If blue-state conservatives don’t fill out the Census, then their states will lose Congressmen (likely liberal) and red states will have more (likely conservative) Congressmen. Make sense?”

I’m aware of all of this, since I almost got a political science degree. The problem with all of this is that it doesn’t mean squat unless the “red” people (i.e. Republicans) don’t act the way they’re supposed to. If they continue to act like Democrats, then you might as well paint all the states blue. What doesn’t make sense to me is that you can have a Socialist Democratic Party and a semi-Socialist Republican Party. Not much difference between them.

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My point about representation was not about functional representation, but actual representation. Likewise, my point re: blue-staters undercounting themselves was not for statewide office, but national office.

Here’s how it works: if the 2010 shows a shift in population, then states will either gain or lose US Congressmen. If blue-state conservatives don’t fill out the Census, then their states will lose Congressmen (likely liberal) and red states will have more (likely conservative) Congressmen. Make sense?