CENSUS - 2000 all that seems important is your race...something our government tells us shouldn't matter, yet every application for employment, every civil service test and numerous other government documents and applications ask it. Ever wonder why? I wonder did they ask similar questions in Germany in 1933.. ??? Well, yes I believe they did. My great-aunt had to go back 3 generations in her blood line, just to get married. Where are we headed with these racial profiles? Were the Jews just as uncaring and naive as the Black, Hispanics, Asians and Native Indians are today. I was brought up with the belief we were a melting pot and that all people should be treated equally, that race, creed, religion doesn't matter and I'm happy to say I still believe that. The 2000 Census should be a wake up call to those who have never been asked their race on a govenment application or test. Ask yourself why would they want to know and you'll get the drift of where we are headed and it doesn't look like harmony (racial or otherwise) to me! TALK WITH YOUR VOTE IN NOVEMBER!! Voting is not just a right. It is a responsibility. Don't abdicate your rights and let others decide your future. I have more respect for one person who disagrees with me on a issue and votes, than a thousand who agree with me and don't vote. Sorry to bring this up, but I too am disappointed with the short from census.