Hi to all! A couple of months ago, our local genealogy club had received a petition from ???? in regards to the 2000 Census to be withheld from public use. We all signed it, and it was sent in. I will try to find out if a copy was kept, or where it came from. This would be a terrible thing to happen. We should try to protect our descendants, so that they would have access. I also like the idea that we make copies of our own census report to keep in our files. Donna Selke - Group 7 - [email protected] >From: Katherine Cochrane <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [PENNINGTON-L] Census 2000 discussion >Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 17:48:45 -0800 > >I was out of town so missed the chance to throw this concept into the >thread, but what happened to the idea that information developed >using public funds is the property of the public (public domain) and >must be made available except in cases where it's proven to create a >threat to the national defense? Isn't that what the Freedom of >Information Act was about? I can see locking up personal information >for 70 years or so, but that the 2000 census will "never" be >available to the public??? I doubt it. If the Constitution and >Supreme Court are still around then, I have a feeling that little >promise by the Census Bureau will be overturned. > >Katherine > > >==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== >Threaded archives can now be found at >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/PENNINGTON-L/ > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com