Census 2010

Census 2010 will be overseen by the Obama Administration. This may be unconstitutional, because Actual Enumeration is found in Article I of the U.S. Constitution, implying that the census is the responsibility of the Legislative branch.

There are several ways in which Obama might circumvent the requirement of Actual Enumeration, in order to gerrymander districts to favor his reelection.

In a blog entry, Michael Barone said the following:

“Article I (as Joseph Biden didn't know in debate) is about the legislative, not the executive branch. Hence, it is argued, the president can't substitute a sampling for the enumeration required to be done by the secretary.

“However, it is undoubtedly true that the president can fire the secretary of commerce for any reason, including failure to conduct the Census the way he wants the Census conducted.”