Census

Open Letter to the Congress of the United States

With respect to the upcoming Census, I request that you support legislation that reaffirms the Congress’s position that the Census conforms to the specific requirements of the United States Constitution, as amended. My reading of the document would lead me to believe that said Census (enumeration) would apply only to citizens of the United States, and exclude illegal aliens and other persons who are residing in the United States but are legal citizens of other countries. Also, the Constitution calls for an enumeration: a counting of persons not collection of personal or private information which could be inappropriately used by the government to expand its powers and influence over the personal freedoms which are guaranteed by the Constitution.

With respect to the manner in which this information is collected, the process should be open, visible to the public, and performed by a part of the government that is subject to oversight and control by congress and not by the executive branch. Because of the political value of the census (representation in congress and apportionment of government funds), the process should be a non-partisan as possible.