Are you sure about the "constitutionally approved" quip? I watched Gary Locke on The Daily Show on March 18th, and he clears up a bunch of these misconceptions

Are you sure about the "constitutionally approved" quip? I watched Gary Locke on The Daily Show on March 18th, and he clears up a bunch of these misconceptions and privacy concerns. Specifically, he says that Jefferson was the head of the first census committee, and half of the questions even in 2010 census are questions put in by Madison. I also don't understand why it's fashionable to distrust the census. It happens in most countries and they ask more or less the same questions. We all care about the economic and racial demographics of places where we live and work; where do you think that information comes from? EDIT: link to interview: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-18-2010/gary-locke-pt--1 http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-18-2010/gary-loc...