re: #30 lostlakehiker

Well, it’s not quite that open and shut. The census referred to in the Constitution is an enumeration. They probably didn’t envision requiring citizens, under penalty of law, to state how many flush toilets there are in the house, how many gallons each uses, how many times a day each is used, how much money each person in the household makes, their hourly wages, whether they surf the internet, whether their connection is dial up or cable, how much education they have, where was their highest degree earned, whether they have any pets, if so how much food does the pet eat, where do they shop for kibblesnbits, and whether they sneak a taste of the dog food from time to time.

Answer truthfully, under penalty of law.

None of those questions were on the census form that I filled out.