Comments on: MyTwoCensus Investigation: Concerns About The Political Makeup Of Complete Count Committees

By: Anonymous CL

Anonymous CL — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:05:21 +0000

Good points, Cynthia.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:38:19 +0000

Me thinketh the Republican doth protest too much, no more projecting, not everyone engages in illegal activities to throw the votes their way. There is such a thing as being truthful, fair and impartial, regardless of what one’s own political affiliations happen to be.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:36:09 +0000

Someone’s political affiliation matters very little, provided the process is fair and impartial, and they are, as well. In some areas, there may far more members of one party than the other, and if a member of the minority party, in a given area, wants to be involved, they certainly should be allowed to be a participant. So far, it doesn’t seem as if anyone was denied access to participate, in which case, what is the point here?

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:31:14 +0000

Ex-IT– right? and I do mean RIGHT (as in -winged fanatics, lol)

It would be FINE to make the point, were the opposite situation, not true in a like number of municipalities, where, of course, the Republicans fail to see any problem at all.

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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:53:08 +0000

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By: Ex-IT

Ex-IT — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:02:37 +0000

The language “Democrat Mayor” as opposed to “Democratic Mayor” is one of those pathetic cute GOP things that kind of exposes the political bias of the complaint.

By: hermes

hermes — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:50:57 +0000

DVR’s points are valid. Still, it’s interesting to consider. I have been trying to determine the memberships of CCCs in my area to no avail. Is there an easy way for citizens to find this information?

By: DVR

DVR — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:48:12 +0000

First, did Brandon Lighton actually try to find out whether Republicans were barred from chairing the committee? Or, was it simply an issue that no Republicans volunteered to chair the committee?

Second, you should describe exactly what a complete count committee is supposed to accomplish, or at least link to the Census Bureau documentation. A CCC should promote/advocate people filling out their census forms. They really don’t impact the operational side of the Census.

Third, it appears that the Austin Republican Examiner is essentially Brandon Lighton’s blog in the Examiner.com world. He seems to be the sole writer for the “Austin Republican Examiner”. I want point this out so readers can judge the quality of this editorial.