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To: michael97123 who wrote (456208)	2/13/2009 12:09:51 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1576329

>> . the census is always an issue--one that i dont pay much attention to. Michael. The Constitution specifically provides that the counts on the decade be head counts, i.e., not involve statistical sampling. The counts on the "5s" ('95, '05, etc.) can be statistically sampled. Why is this important? Because, the areas where the Dems want to apply stat sampling also happen to be the areas where Dems tend to live. So, they want to abandon the Constitutional requirement for head count in favor of estimating the number of Democrats in certain areas. This, of course, gives them the ability to totally screw around with the numbers. They know it and we know it. That's the reason Clinton tried to do it (in a different manner, which failed). This is a big deal. Even though you fail to see the significance of it.