aka, The 2010 Census.

Don't get me wrong - I'm completely on board with the Census for it's Constitutionally mandated purpose, and when my form arrives, I will cheerfully and willingly mark it "3", and return it.

Sorting through the mail today, I found an envelope boldly marked CENSUS, and I thought, "Great, it's here." Imagine my surprise when I opened said envelope, and found a letter reading "About one week from now, you will receive a 2010 Census form in the mail."

Really, Robert M. Groves, Director US Census Bureau? Wouldn't it have made more sense just to send me the form in the tax-payer funded first class envelope now relegated to my trash can? Wasn't the point of spending 2.5 Million dollars for 30 seconds of air time during that big football game so that I would know that you'd be sending me said form? And really, isn't the point of spending umpteen millions in tax dollars to fund public schools for the purpose of having children read the Constitution of the United States, so that they already know that the government is going to count them every 10 years?

Unbelievable.

For a few days at least. The wife is off to the Big Easy for some industry mingling, leaving me to wrangle the baby on my own. Add in two dogs, a handful of realtors, and an open house, and I'm going to be busy.

I knew this case was being argued, but was not following closely. This quote is being passed around the web, and deserves it.

"Justice Sotomayor, States may have grown accustomed to violating the rights of American citizens, but that does not bootstrap those violations into something that is constitutional".

Alan Gura, Arguing before the Supreme Court on McDonald V. Chicago (pg 5)