-Caveat Lector- http://www.census.gov/index.html Commerce OKs Census Head Count by GENARO C. ARMAS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration declared the actual ''head count'' from the 2000 census the official population numbers for congressional redistricting, despite estimates showing 3.3 million people, mostly minorities, were missed. Commerce Secretary Don Evans agreed Tuesday with a Census Bureau recommendation that the initial, raw count provided the most nearly accurate snapshot of America. Democrats and civil rights groups had called for the use of a second, separate population tally statistically adjusted to protect against the undercount. But supporters of adjustment had expected Evans' decision following the bureau's recommendation last week. It may quiet -- but not end -- a long political dispute between Democrats and Republicans over whether, and how, to count missed Americans. Evans called the initial figures the most accurate census in the history of the nation. The first numbers -- for New Jersey and Virginia -- are expected to be released Wednesday, and all states must have their redistricting data by April 1. The numbers will be used by state lawmakers to redraw congressional district boundaries to reflect population shifts, as is required every 10 years. States will be able to use the figures to remap state and local legislative district boundaries as well. Also, the numbers could be used to redistribute over $185 billion in federal dollars given each year to states. Democrats and civil rights groups wanted an adjustment using statistical sampling to protect against traditional undercounts of minorities, the poor and children. Republicans generally argued adjustment could inject more errors into a 2000 census already proven to be more nearly accurate than the 1990 count. They also contend the Constitution calls only for an ''actual enumeration.'' Members of both parties have said district lines redrawn with adjusted data could add more Democratic-leaning minorities to voter rolls, and could threaten the GOP's narrow House majority. ''We have achieved a quality count,'' he said at a news conference. Evans praised the people the Census Bureau hired to do the headcount, saying ''their toil and their sweat set a very high standard on the issue of whether to statistically adjust. To make that decision we required a standard that was open and transparent and reasonable and fair. We consulted with experts from across the scientific spectrum.'' Evans said he weighed all factors and said he concluded that the recommendation of the Census Bureau professionals ''was correct and prudent. Thus, we will send unadjusted data for the purpose and only the purpose of redistricting.'' The first numbers are expected to be released on a state-by-state basis later this week, and all states must have their redistricting data by April 1. The numbers will be used by state lawmakers to redraw congressional district boundaries to reflect population shifts, as is required every 10 years. States will be able to use the figures to remap state and local legislative district boundaries as well. Also, the numbers could be used to redistribute over $185 billion in federal dollars given each year to states. Democrats and civil rights groups wanted an adjustment using statistical sampling to protect against traditional undercounts of minorities, the poor and children. Republicans generally argued adjustment could inject more errors into a 2000 census already proven to be more accurate than the 1990 count. They also contend the Constitution only calls for an ''actual enumeration.'' Members of both parties have said district lines redrawn with adjusted data could add more Democratic-leaning minorities to voter rolls, and could threaten the GOP's narrow House majority. The numbers will not only be used to remap House lines, but state and local legislative district boundaries as well. It could also be used to redistribute over $185 billion in federal funds each year among the states. The recommendation of the Census Bureau last week temporarily stifled the partisan debate over whether statistical adjustment was necessary to make up for traditional undercounts of minorities, the poor and children. But all sides agree the dispute would arise anew in the courts. Not adjusting would disenfranchise the millions overlooked, Democrats said. Republicans, meanwhile, argued adjustment would inject more errors into a 2000 census proven to be more accurate than the 1990 census. GOP leaders also insist the Constitution calls for only raw numbers to be used for redistricting every 10 years. Members of both parties have said district lines redrawn with adjusted data could add more Democratic-leaning minorities to voter rolls. That, in turn, could threaten the GOP's narrow House majority. A bureau survey following the 2000 tally estimated a net undercount of 1.2 percent of Americans, or about 3.3 million of the estimated 281 million people. That was down from a net undercount of 1.6 percent of the 1990 population, or about 4 million people. AP-NY-03-06-01 1545EST< ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: *Michael Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! 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