Archive for October, 2009

Below is a video I prepared to counter some of the misconceptions about my health care proposal. This ad has not aired on television, but I’d like your feedback on the message before I make a final decision about it.

What did you think? Please take a moment to leave a comment.

I recently proposed legislation that would require the 2010 Census to ask for every respondent’s citizenship status. The purpose of the bill is to ensure that apportionment of Congress is based solely on those people who are legal residents of the United States.

It may surprise some people to know that the Census Bureau doesn’t plan to ask this question on the next census form.

Currently, apportionment of our congressional representation is based on total population – including illegal residents. This deprives citizens of the United States of their right to representation that is fundamental to our Republic.

That is entirely unacceptable.

In the current system, states with a high concentration of illegal residents are actually rewarded with more congressional seats.  Experts estimate that California will receive between five and nine extra seats in Congress based on their population of illegal residents, and an estimated eight states with low illegal counts will lose a congressional seat they would otherwise have under accurate apportionment.

Congress has a sworn duty to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. Therefore, the Census Bureau must be instructed to discount the presence of illegal residents when allocating the number of representatives in a state.

This is a battle for the fundamental principles of representation upon which our nation was founded, and I will do everything in my power to protect the basic rights of American citizens.

Sincerely,
Bob