Contrast the 2000 Census and the 2000 Election
....Clinton/Gore wanted "sampling" for the Census, and now they want a "Total Vote Tally"...
Compare the Clinton/Gore Adm position on Census Count 2000 vs their position on the FL debacle! The Census had (they said) to be done by sampling so it was accurate, and the exact numbers weren't as important as the overall trend.....Exactly the opposite way of "thinking" as far as FL goes....Why isn't the mainstream press doing ANY investigative reporting on all sorts of issues??? Wake Up America!
Gore Says Democracy at Stake, Wants Total Vote Tally
By Paul Simao Nov 14 1:05am ET
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) - Democrat Al Gore, declaring that U.S. democracy was at stake, pledged Monday to fight for a complete vote tally in Florida, as his legal team challenged a deadline laid down by a Republican official to end vote counting in the state by Tuesday evening. The Tuesday 5 p.m. EST deadline announced by Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris could result in the election of Republican Gov. George W. Bush of Texas, who currently leads Gore in Florida by fewer than 400 votes.
go2net.com
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Overview
When the federal government undertakes its official count of the population of the United States in the year 2000, the Clinton Administration believes a process of estimation called "sampling" is best way to achieve an accurate count.Congressional Republicans disagree, favoring the traditional head count used in past censuses. Although sampling has already been ruled illegal by a federal court, the Clinton Administration is still proceeding with plans to use it as it appeals its case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
#210 September 1998
The 2000 Census: Sampling or a Straight Count?
by David Almasi
* Sampling could be influenced by partisan politics. An Atlanta Journal and Constitution editorial on June 15, 1998 stated: "We object to sampling because, frankly, we just don't think a highly partisan administration can be trusted to be coldly honest when dealing with a process that, by its nature, involves interpretation, estimation and manipulation of figures. The temptation to 'help' the results along would simply be too great - whether the administration was Democratic or Republican." The Clinton Administration has already been accused of misusing federal agencies like the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service, Immigration and Naturalization Service and even the Department of Commerce (which is in charge of the Census Bureau), among others, for political gain.
nationalcenter.org
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S.How does the Census Bureau plan to use sampling now that the Supreme Court has prohibited its use?
On January 25, 1999, the Supreme Court upheld 195, Title 13, United States Code, prohibiting the Census Bureau from using statistical sampling to determine the population count for congressional apportionment purposes (No. 98-564, Clinton, President of the United States, et al. v. Glavin et al., on appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia).
Though the Court's decision does affect the way in which the Census Bureau uses sampling to collect additional information, the Census Bureau will use a sampling ratio of about one long form (sample) questionnaire for every six households to obtain sample data on content as it has in previous censuses. We plan to include sample questions on place of birth, work status last year, income, ancestry, monthly rent, veteran status, disability, plumbing and kitchen facilities, and others. This sample for content provides the necessary data to produce a wide array of information redistricting data is based on 100% data only and on demographic social and economic characteristics of the population as well as the physical and financial characteristics of the housing inventory.
census.gov
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For more info....
census.gov
Statistical Sampling in Census 2000 |
