Hello Mailing lists, I think we should all contact the census people about this so called short form, that is a "BIG FARCE" , as for taking a census. When 1 out of 6 households get a long form, this is discrimination, against the majority of the American people. In the message below is an explanation I received, it keeping the burden low for the majority of Americans. There are more Americans now, who can read and write than ever before, so, what burden are they talking about? It shows just what their thoughtlessness is for the Majority of Americans. If, you can or feel like I do, why not send a complaint to the address ; genealogy@census.gov Granted, it is late now, but we should make our feelings know, to the Bureaucrats, some way. I too, made my feeling early on, when this subject came up a year ago, but we need to make it more loud and clear, this time. Always, Imo Greenwood -----Original Message----- From: genealogy@census.gov <genealogy@census.gov> To: greenwic@intcomm.net <greenwic@intcomm.net> Date: Thursday, March 23, 2000 5:10 PM Subject: [HAG2000032300000359] Re: 2000 census forms > > >Dear Imo, > >Many genealogists feel the same as you on this issue. The frustration is a >result of the tension between why the census exists, and how people have come to >use it. Originally, the Constitution mandated a census of the population as a >means of distributing political representation. As the Nation expanded, there >was an increasing need for national statistics on a number of topics and the >census was used as the vehicle for collecting that information. As a result, >past census records have become a very rich genealogical tool. What the Bureau >is trying to do (and has done since 1940) with the division of the long and >short form is to collect basic information on the short form from everyone to >distribute political representation, and more detailed information from the long >form. Long-form information is used by the government to distribute federal >dollars to communities and to enforce legislation (such as the Voting Rights >Act). Every item on the census is required by Congress or the Supreme Court to >administer our laws and enforce Judicial decisions. Having both the long and >short forms is a way to collect accurate and detailed information from the >nation while keeping the response burden low for the majority of Americans. > >-Dave >History Staff > > > > > > > >agentreply@imc.it.census.gov on 03/23/2000 05:05:25 PM > > > > > > > > > To: David G Hendricks/DIR/HQ/BOC@BOC > > cc: > > > > Subject: [HAG200003230000035964334] 2000 census forms > > > > > > > > >Sender : greenwic@intcomm.net >Tracking Number : HAG200003230000035964334 >Pool : History And Genealogy >Sent to : <genealogy@census.gov> >Date : 3/23/00 5:12 PM >--- > >This year 2000 census taking form, short one, 5 >people out of 6 gets, is a "BIG FARCE", It is >a total insult to the people of this country, >that some are determined to be more important than >others, and more information is taken from them. >God help you people who have done this to us >AMERICANS. > >More money is blown away on things of no value to >us AMERICANS every day, and you can not take >a census report that has some MERIT to it. What >has this country come >too??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >Imo Greenwood, a concerned citizen of the United >States > > > > >Imo Lee Card Greenwood > >Searching surnames: ACUFF, BARLOW, BAYNES, >BIRD(BYRD), CARD, GREER, LAMB >ODOM , RENFRO, SHOEMATE, THOMAS. > >My Husbands: GREENWOOD, KITZMILLER, CULP > > > > >