The 3 percenters

  Talk continues regarding securing the vote. President Trump is requesting the census not include those ineligible to vote. That in and of itself seems reasonable enough. The census is used in many ways by the government for planning purposes. One of those is population control! Yes, it is essential to know how many people you have in the country. From the census the government should also be able to determine the number of eligible voters there are. That currently isn't the case as there is no question regarding citizenship. The constitution requires a census every ten years of all persons living in the United States for the purpose of apportioning seats in the house of representatives. The argument concerning that is, they didn't mean illegal aliens living in the country illegally, my interpretation of that legislation. There are those that insist it means everyone, legal or not. Another case of, that is what it says, but not what it means. My feeling is those writing that legislation intended us to use common sense!

  I can find no reasonable argument why the vote shouldn't be secured with a voter identification card. I'm fully aware that such documents could be forged or illegally created, criminals don't care about the law. The list of items requiring a personal identification card is quite a long one. I won't bother to try to compile a list, I'm sure you can rattle off a half dozen easy enough. In 1919 it became law, a birth certificate must be issued for every live birth in America. Currently, if you born in America, you are eligible to vote in America when you reach the age of 18. I'll make an exception for anyone over the age of 106. They may not have a birth certificate. Only those eligible to vote in our elections should be determining representation.

  Census data is also use in appropriating federal funds. These funds are for health care, housing, along with various programs and services. It's my feeling those funds, my taxes, should only be appropriated to American citizens. If you choose to contribute to a charity and have your money go elsewhere that is your choice. You shouldn't have the choice to do that with mine! That's why our representatives should only be based on citizenship. When a large portion of my federal taxes is going to non-citizens I have a big problem with that. It is billions of dollars! 

  I can't help but recall during the Covid panic how we were forced to wear a face mask. We were threatened, cajoled and punished if we refused to get the jab. We were forced to provide documentation that we had! Yes, we had to have an "ID" specific to that. Even with that "ID" we had to wear a mask because, we couldn't be trusted. There was no honor system. Yet, that is what they want me to accept at the polls. No need for documents, we'll just take your word for it. And if you can't read or speak English we will provide a translator for you! Somehow I just don't think that is what Monroe and the boys had in mind. When I go to my bank, with my debit card in hand, the cashier will ask me for identification before conducting any transaction. But when I go to the polls I am asked, what's your name, or como se llama, depending. 

  Yeah, we need to secure the vote with an identification card. It is a big deal. The last time a citizenship question has been on a census survey sent to 100% of households was the 1950 census. By the 1950s, the Census Bureau statisticians realized they get better results from a well-designed sample than they do from a complete count like the census. Today we call that the ACS. It's a household survey. You can get the results you desire using that method far more easily than asking everyone. It's also on the honor system, there is no one verifying any of that data collected. Everyone here is 100% legit, I promise. There are about 131.4 million households in America. About 3.5 million will receive the ACS. That means about 3% of households in the country will determine voter security. A good enough sample?