Very conservative Tea Partiers harboring extreme distrust in the government have heeded the "advice" of conservative congresspersons, and media persons and are not returning census forms. This of course will undercount districts where there are higher densities of these people. Potentially leading to a loss in representation to those states.
If they think the government does not listen to them now, how much "better" will it listen if their districts are reapportioned, and merged with another? It's almost a self-fulfilling prophesy. The government does not listen - they lose a congressional seat, and their voice is merged with the district next to them. Less representation - fewer like minded votes.
We can argue about the rightful role of government. One thing that is certain is that Congress is given the duty in the Constitution to conduct a census. If you're not counted because you "protest" governments role by not participating in a role that is in arguably a government responsibility, then what can you really hope to gain?
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