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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (42973)	4/28/2010 12:24:37 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Re: The lack of ant question designed to determine a respondents citizenship or legal residency status makes this "census" illegal and its results should be discarded. Peter... are you SURE that you actually read the article? It is no census form... it's a thinly disguised solicitation letter from the RNC. They are looking for campaign contributions... the rest is mostly just a tarted-up envelope (saying things like "OFFICIAL MAIL", "do not discard", "census" on the outside to try to get people to open it up). <g>

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (42973)	4/28/2010 3:57:06 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 71588

RNC Fundraising Appeal Spurs House Action on Census Mailings Law CQ POLITICS NEWS April 28, 2010 – 12:49 p.m. cqpolitics.com A bill to prevent deceptive uses of the word “census” on mailings sent by political parties and other non-government entities was passed by the House on Wednesday. Rep. Darrell Issa , R-Calif., introduced the bill , which passed by voice vote, in response to a controversial fundraising letter sent out by the Republican National Committee (RNC) earlier this month. Issa, the ranking member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, criticized the RNC for skirting federal law that prohibits the word “census” from appearing on the outside of non-governmental mail without a clear disclaimer and return address. The RNC mailer included the word “census” on a document that could be seen through a plastic window on the letter’s envelope. Issa’s bill would prohibit use of the word “census” in any way that is visible through the envelope or on a wrapper. “When it comes to the census there is no separation between Republicans and Democrats and Independents,” Issa said. “The sanctity of this actual responsibility—constitutional responsibility to get it right, to count everyone — cannot be allowed to be interfered with by anyone’s attempt to raise money.” House passage of the bill came after top Democrats on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee asked the Postmaster General to investigate whether a mailer sent by the RNC on April 12 violated a new federal law aimed at preventing deceptive mailers from reaching census recipients. That measure, signed April 7, grew out of a similar January mailing by the RNC. “Apparently the RNC cannot even let one week go by without deceiving the American public,” House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Edolphus Towns , D-N.Y., said. “These mailings continue to mislead citizens, confuse voters, and annoy recipients.” RNC spokesman Doug Heye has said the mailing was in full compliance with the new statute and that any confusion stems from “vague or unclear legislative language.”