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America's founders created the census and wrote into the Constitution a requirement that their successors count all the nation's inhabitants every 10 years because they understood that for a truly representative democracy, we must know how many of us there are and the states in which we live. But as Americans prepare for the 2020 census, there's a movement afoot that would negatively affect the count.
The census, one of the most important activities our government undertakes, is under threat by uncertain funding and a leadership vacuum at a crucial moment. As former directors of the U.S. Census Bureau, serving in both Republican and Democratic administrations, we urge President Trump to act swiftly and the Senate to cooperate in naming a new director as the 2020 Census nears.
People who are lucky enough to be able to vote are constantly immersed in decisions about leadership. Up to this point our candidates for U.S. president and other political offices nationwide present an almost inescapable barrage of “pick me” and “don’t pick them” diatribes via the media. Most describe the positive and desirable leadership characteristics of one candidate in comparison to the negative and inadequate characteristics of an adversary.
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