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Fun with the Census

theCL  2010-03-16  Government, Rights  2 Comments

Well ... I just received my 2010 Census form. It's only 10 questions long.
The Census and the Constitution

The Census Bureau estimates that the life cycle cost of the 2010 Census will be from $13.7 billion to $14.5 billion, making it the costliest census in the nation's history. Suppose you suggest to a congressman that given our budget crisis, we could save some money by dispensing with the 2010 census. I guarantee you that he'll say something along the lines that the Constitution mandates a decennial counting of the American people and he would be absolutely right. Article I, Section 2 of our constitution reads: "The actual Enumeration shall be made within

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39-year-old Oregonian David Pyles was assaulted and arrested ... for not committing a crime. See the original post here: Police State of America.
Pre-Crime Policing

There's just one problem: David Pyles hadn't committed any crime, nor was he suspected of having committed one. The police never obtained a warrant for either search or arrest. They never consulted with a judge or mental health professional before sending out the military-style tactical teams to take Pyle in.

"They woke me up with a phone call at about 5:50 in the morning," Pyles told me in a phone interview Friday. "I looked out the window and saw the SWAT team pointing their guns at

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This week's debate takes on the topic of third-parties.

Don from Present Discontent and the Conservative Hideout 2.0, goes once again (after last week's opponent disappeared), and Scratcher of Makes My Brain Itch takes him on!

The debate is moderated by Steve from motorcitytimes.com.

Question:

Some people think, long term, that a true Conservative 3rd party is necessary, because the Republicans have proven only slightly better than Democrats when they were in power. The thinking goes, we are never going to change Washington, so why bother voting in the Republicans.

Other say that we need to refocus the Republicans because if we actually

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