Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution defines the legitimate need of the enumeration(census). That need covers the apportionment of congressional representatives; nothing else is mentioned. Here is the page from the Census Bureau website telling us what the information is used for. I also included the commercial that been airing during NCAA basketball games which pretty well covers it - they need the census for central planning and wealth redistribution.
How Our Data are Used
◦to determine the distribution of Congressional seats to states--
■mandated by the U.S. Constitution
■used to apportion seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
■used to define legislature districts, school district assignment areas and other
important functional areas of government
◦to make decisions about what community services to provide
Changes in your community are crucial to many planning decisions, such as where to:
■provide services for the elderly
■where to build new roads and schools
■or where to locate job training centers
◦to distribute more than $400 billion in federal funds to local, state and tribal governments each year. Census data affects how funding is allocated to communities for:
■neighborhood improvements
■public health
■education
■transportation
■and much more
◦to provide Age Search information for:
■Qualifying for Social Security and other retirement benefits
■Passport applications
■Proving relationship in settling estates
■Researching family history or a historical topic
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