One census surveyor described an incident where he walked into a home, started asking citizenship, and the person stopped and left his home, leaving the census surveyor sitting there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4247256&forum_id=2#38130454)

SCOTUS degenerating into performative farce like Congress would be a disgrace.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4247256&forum_id=2#38130528)

GENERAL FRANCISCO: Well, but, Your

Honor, it has been part of the census for the

better part of 200 years, initially as part of

the overall census itself --

JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: But don't we put

GENERAL FRANCISCO: -- that went to

all individuals.

JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: -- don't we ask

the question in context? And for 65-odd-plus

years, everybody said don't add it?

GENERAL FRANCISCO: No, Your Honor,

because, in fact, it was included in the

long-form census until the year 2000.

JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: That is a

different -- that's the whole issue. It could

have been -- it's still included -- or it could

have been included in the ACS form, which is

still being done. And that's being done every

first, third, and fifth year.

GENERAL FRANCISCO: Yes, Your Honor,

but it has been part of the census in one form

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4247256&forum_id=2#38130788)

MS. UNDERWOOD: Well, it is certainly useful information for a country to have. And I'm not suggesting at all that that information shouldn't be collected.

MS. UNDERWOOD: Well, it is certainly useful information for a country to have. And I'm not suggesting at all that that information shouldn't be collected.

MS. UNDERWOOD: Well, it is certainly useful information for a country to have. And I'm not suggesting at all that that information shouldn't be collected.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4247256&forum_id=2#38131258)

It sounds like there is legitimate evidence supporting the notion that you can get the information more accurately by *not* asking the question directly. I don't think that evidence makes asking the question an abuse of discretion, but it's a legitimate argument.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4247256&forum_id=2#38135920)