Politics with the Census

A group of Dems has proposed that the Census be taken out of administration hands and set up as a non-political independent entity. However, this proposed legislation wouldn't make the change until 2012, after the next (Obama) census.

The Republicans have already shown a desire to scream about the Census because its count determines Congressional seats. I think this is an effort by the Dems to blunt that. (....but you didn't vote for legislation that would have....)

I'll bet there's a poison pill in this to keep Republicans from signing on. This just smells like political legislation.