The 5-4 ruling could have a major impact on the way the Bureau calculates population. In 1990, one in 10 Black males was not counted. One in 10 young Asian males was missed. And one in 15 Hispanic man was also missed. The homeless population counts.
Rural residents count.
That alone is cause for outrage. Census sampling is the most accurate method to account for historically-undercounted persons. Organizations ranging from the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Research Council, and minority and civil rights organizations support sampling as a means to ensure the most accurate accounting for citizens in our country. I wholeheartedly agree with Justice Souter s observation that sampling is a legitimate means of making the actual enumeration that the Constitution commands. Furthermore, sampling would ensure the most efficient use of taxpayer funds for an accurate and precise Census.