It is happening before our eyes
Utah's congressional delegation is calling President Obama's decision
to move the U.S. census into the White House a purely partisan move
and potentially dangerous to congressional redistricting around the
country.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, told FOX News on Monday that he finds it
hard to believe the Obama administration felt the need to place
re-evaluation of the inner workings of the census so high on his to-do
list, just three weeks into his presidency.
"This is nothing more than a political land grab," Chaffetz said.
Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, told the Salt Lake Tribune that the move
"shouldn't happen." He and Chaffetz are trying to rally Republicans
"before its too late."
"It takes something that is supposedly apolitical like the census, and
gives it to a guy who is infamously political," Bishop said of Chief
of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who would be tasked with overseeing the census
at the White House.
The U.S. census -- a counting of the U.S. population -- is conducted
every 10 years by the Commerce Department. Its results determine the
decennial redrawing of congressional districts.
As a matter of impact, the census has tremendous political significance.
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