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Offline Wretched Excess

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Re: Census Director to Work Directly with White House
« Reply #25 on: February 07, 2009, 09:56:11 PM »
Quote from: rich_t on February 07, 2009, 09:54:25 PM
I am counted at the polls on election day.


didn't you threaten to not vote for mccain?  and to not vote at all?
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Re: Census Director to Work Directly with White House
« Reply #26 on: February 08, 2009, 05:46:34 AM »
Is it just me, or does it seem like 0 is actually on track to do what the DUmmies have accused W of doing?
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Re: Census Director to Work Directly with White House
« Reply #27 on: February 08, 2009, 07:35:26 AM »
Quote from: ChuckJ on February 08, 2009, 05:46:34 AM
Is it just me, or does it seem like 0 is actually on track to do what the DUmmies have accused W of doing?

At this point it does. There is no need for the census director to work with anyone, if people are being counted accurately. The only reason for the Administration to dabble in this political minutiae is to insure there is National Gerrymandering accomplished. 
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Re: Census Director to Work Directly with White House
« Reply #28 on: February 08, 2009, 08:34:23 AM »
Quote from: rich_t on February 06, 2009, 09:05:17 PM
I for one will not respond to the 2010 census.

It depends on where you live, but at best it won't change anything, at worst it helps the ACORN pukes.
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Re: Census Director to Work Directly with White House
« Reply #29 on: February 08, 2009, 01:25:39 PM »
Is a White House take over of the census constitutional?
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As I read it, the Director of the Census must, by law, be within the Department of Commerce and under the direction of the (Senate approved) Secretary of Commerce who then reports to the president. Am I missing something?

The Secretary of Commerce is the only authority the law recognizes. Since as commenter Laird points out, the Constitution did not place the census function in Article II - the Executive branch but in Article I - the Legislative branch, it is not at all within the President's reach unless the legislature places it there.

The Secretary of Commerce does not even report his findings to the President, but rather is instructed to 'publish' them. It looks quite clear to me that any incursion by the White House after those two Senate approved appointments is clearly against the law.

Oh my.

http://www.samizdata.net/blog/archives/2009/02/is_a_white_hous.html
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Re: Census Director to Work Directly with White House
« Reply #30 on: February 08, 2009, 01:33:55 PM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on February 07, 2009, 09:56:11 PM
didn't you threaten to not vote for mccain?  and to not vote at all?

I mentioned it as something I was considering.  But at the end of the day I held my nose and voted for McCain.
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Re: Census Director to Work Directly with White House
« Reply #31 on: February 08, 2009, 01:55:02 PM »
Don't blame me, I voted for Palin.
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