Posted on 03/02/2010 4:17:44 AM PST by elephant
The Census Bureau and the National Archives have agreed to throw out the 2010 census forms after archiving statistical data. This means that seventy-two years later genealogist will see – nothing -.
The same authorities planned to do this to the 2000 census, too. A January 1999 Supreme Court ruling forced the Census Bureau to redesign data collection by prohibiting the use of sampling. Responding to an inquiry from Congressman Waxman of the census oversight committee, the Census Bureau and the National Archives reevaluated their decision. Images of all 2000 census forms were copied onto microfilm.
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Does this mean that they intend to leave no evidence of the real numbers that come in? Will they take those many millions of forms and then simply publish the numbers they have already determined on? I suspect something like this just because the White House is in charge of the census. Why else would the White House bother to take over that task if not chicanery?
I’m sure that selected forms will be kept on file at the DNC’s Dirty Tricks Department.
Trust but verify. No verification means there’s no trust in the numbers at all.
Not surprised.
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