Republicans Urge Bachmann to Stop Fear Mongering About the Census »
Posted By capj71 5 months ago in Political NewsThree Republican members of the House Census Oversight Subcommittee, Rep. Patrick McHenry (NC), Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (GA), and Rep. John Mica (FL) released a statement today urging Rep. Michele Bachmann to end her boycott of the 2010 Census. They said, “Boycotting the constitutionally-mandated census is illogical, illegal and not in the best interest of our country.”
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GehlLady5 months ago
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Maybe Quack. The government has no business knowing what time I leave my home every day. And if we don't volunteer the info, they'll send someone to my door? Like I would feel comfortable telling a stranger,"Yea, I leave at 6am, no one home after that!, Come on back then!"
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nostalgia5 months ago
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Did any of you even bother to look at the questions on the long form?
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Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing?
Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating,remembering, or making decisions?
Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs?
Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping?
What kind of work was this person doing? What were this person’s most important activities or duties?
At what location did this person work LAST WEEK?
How did this person usually get to work LAST WEEK?
What time did this person usually leave home to go to work LAST WEEK?
How many minutes did it usually take this person to get from home to work LAST WEEK?
How many automobiles, vans, and trucks of one-ton capacity or less are kept at home for use by members of this household?
How many separate rooms are in this house, apartment, or mobile home?
Which FUEL is used MOST for heating this house, apartment, or mobile home?
About how much do you think this house and lot, apartment, or mobile home (and lot, if owned) would sell for if it were for sale?
How many times has this person been married?
In what year did this person last get married?
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GWHayduke5 months ago
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You are not required to answer ALL or ANY of the questions.
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As if the Gestapo would personally be knocking on your door with armed guards ready to haul you away at the first indiscretion.
And being the good iconoclasts the obstructionists are, why not just lie?
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Beau78905 months ago
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Go ahead and boycott the census then, nostalgia.
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Not only will undercounting Republicans cause their states to receive fewer federal dollars as stated in the article, but it'll also cause Republican-majority states to lose representatives in Congress.
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antibrainwasher5 months ago
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The cons are right, the black helocopters are coming to take your women and guns and sheep, they will ban sister humping and destroy insurance industry contol of health care.
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When the census taker comes, shoot them, shoot anybody in uniform, shoot teachers, police firemen. Better stock up on ammo and candy bars and coke cans. Dig a hole under your trailer, and some extra batteries for your AM radio, wouldn't want to miss your fatwahs called by the Mullah Porcine Oxypedophile you worship. -
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Charlson5 months ago
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If you folks don't want to fill out the Census or some of the questions, then don't. Only be advised that there are monetary fines that could be levied against you.
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Some of the questions pertain to decisions on the share of federal funds that a state is entitled and if you don't answer some of those questions, your state may lose out on funds that would help many programs that are needed. So the decision rest with you, good luck.-
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aceofspades15 months ago
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"If you folks don't want to fill out the Census or some of the questions, then don't"
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Sorry Charlson.but I for one, will NOT answer the questionaire - It should have been an anonymous questionaire keyed to the zip code of the respondent, then the govt would have the info it needed for any given area & it would not intrude upon our privacy.
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antibrainwasher5 months ago
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This begs the question, who would win a knife fight, Caribu Barbie or Michel Bachman?
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I was thinking Barbie would have more experience, but Bachman is plain crazy, which might give her an edge. I think a knife fight would be a great way to see who is the alpha female of the party of cons, I'd do pay fer view on that. -
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CRYMTYPHON5 months ago
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The argument that only name and number of household members
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is constitutionaly required, has some merit.
Though there is no doubt the current law requires the form to be completed.
This constitutional issue is being confused with Obama-paranoia.
Ms. Bachmann is a major exporter of Obama-crazyness.
Her fear is not for the constitution,
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GehlLady5 months ago
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As I read the premise of the article, it's all about Bachmans fear of ACORN. It sounds more like discrediting opposition to an intrusive violation of privacy to me. I don't know (or care) about the history of this particular woman, but if she is accurate, I applaud her efforts. To require me to divulge that type of info to anyone that comes to my door, under threat of heavy fines, is NOT OK.
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tadair9195 months ago
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i wish bachman would get her priorities on the constitution down.
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when they torture, thats unconstitutional
when they declare war without congressional approval, thats unconstitutional
when they spy without a warrant, unconstitutional
when they put telco companies above the law, unconstitutional
when they detain indefinately, unconstitutional
i'd take a government-mandated survey over any of the above, any day.
with that being said, i wish all you on the so-called left wasn't so obvlivious to the importance of the Constitution, as you seem to only use it when it suits your political positioning needs. in this case, to make fun of a Republican for merely wanting to adhere to the Constitution and not infringe upon the people. How dare she.-
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NoWayMan5 months ago
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"with that being said, i wish all you on the so-called left wasn't so obvlivious to the importance of the Constitution, as you seem to only use it when it suits your political positioning needs. in this case, to make fun of a Republican for merely wanting to adhere to the Constitution and not infringe upon the people. How dare she."
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that would be all be great if Michelle Bachman was actually interested in adhering to the constitution for its own sake and not infringing upon the rights of the people.
but thats not what happening here and thats not who michelle bachman is. not by a log shot.
and by trying to clumsily blanket all libs under the label of "those who are oblivious to the impotrtance of the constitution and only use it when it suits their political positioning needs" it makes you sound like...michelle bachman.
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tadair9195 months ago
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here's what i think. given the ridiculous nature of the survey, whats actually going to happen is it's going to cause many people not to fill it out because of the sheer nuisance of it.
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so, naturally there will be giant census holes. afterwards, special interest groups will lobby government complaining over unfair representation and other important matters that rely on accurate statistics.
the media will partially lay blame on bachman for all the census holes saying she was "campaigning against it," and use her as a scapegoat to shift attention away from the government's looming strategy to track people via national ID card.
the Real ID act was already passed in 2005 which mandated all 50 states must start converting their state-issued identification card and drivers' license to one that can be polled in a national database. advocates of the bill say that this will help with terrorism and illegal aliens, but people who understand what separation of powers is about, know better than that.
sound nutty?
maybe. but i'd rather the government not know of my house has wheelchair access, than give the government the power to do the above.
i'm going to tell them how many people live in my house and then thats all i plan on filling out. so, if i get $100 fine then i'm okay with it. i'll challenge it in court and i'll win.-
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antibrainwasher5 months ago
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Absolutely right. I don't get this paranoia about a census. How is a politician supposed to know how to draw districts and make decisions when she doesn't know who's in her district or state or whatever? In order to make rational decisions, you have to have accurate information. What's the hispanic population of Texas? I would hope somebody knows that from a census. What age is the population? I would hope the census would help plann for social security.
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GehlLady5 months ago
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..."Real ID act was already passed in 2005 which mandated all 50 states must start converting their state-issued identification card and drivers' license to one that can be polled in a national database."
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Florida jumped right on it, already compliant.
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antibrainwasher5 months ago
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Who are these complete nutjobs in Minn electing Bachman, who thinks Acorn and the census are coming to get her? I would call it McCarthyistic paranoia, but that's an insult to McCarthy.
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She's obviously completely insane, it reminds me of Sanford, a politician unable to see how stupid they are acting. The district in Minn must be composed of nursing homes and military bases. -
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TheGrunt5 months ago
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Decisions made with little to no information usually never turn out well.
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If the neocons on here are representative of the general right-wing mindset, then this insistence that I'm seeing here, that the government should get little to no information about the population, would absolutely explain why the Bush misAdministration was such a failure.
They're the kind of people who would order soup, then demand that the waiter remove all spoons from the table...then complain that the soup is awful...
...until the new chef comes on duty, then they'll alternate between telling him the soup of the previous chef was delicious or telling him that it doesn't matter that he wasn't the one who made the soup, it's still his fault that it was awful.
Neocons are funny that way.
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