I have yet to fill one out. After 40 years and right before everybody in the country is supposed to reply to the 2010 census? You can find no instance of someone being 'required' to respond, or being fined for not doing so. and see what they make of that. At first I thought this was the census under another name, then as I read it I could not believe how invasive it was. My family has found past census information to be very valuable in genealogical research. I am not saying that the US government would or could ever go to this extreme but, for the purposes of garnering ever more political power and authority over the citizenry, I have no illusions about how far this government will go. Now whenever we come home, Ms. Nosy Neighbor calls a different census worker who hurries over and tries to get us to answer the door. I have now been visited six times already. I am appalled by the questions asked on the ACS! then maybe somebody will get the hint that we don't want our lives invaded. I didn't sleep well last night worrying how my civil disobedience might cost me dollars and jail. I'm so glad I'm not alone. I hung up immediately and called the sheriff. A: The U.S. Constitution requires that a decennial census be conducted every ten years for the purpose of making an actual enumeration of the persons within each state. The second time I got a call, I followed the recommendation of a fellow patriot. Just say, "I respectfully decline." I thought Hitler was stopped. Nobody is listening -- another reason not to send in the ACS. "is your name blah blah blah?" The Census Act of 1976 specifically prohibits the use of statistical sampling in the creation of congressional districts. I am only a man, a man who believes in his liberties and will stand against this government crap! This summer I sold my house and tried to cancel my FEMA flood insurance. The ability of our federal government to properly train temporary, and permanent, employees in PII and cyber security are not well represented in recent historical accounts. 0 Total panelists in the survey 11,699 Completed interviews I 10,417 Partial interviews P 0 [10] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/JourneytoWork.pdf. its nothing short of communism folks!! Im not and if their track record is any benchmark, nobody should. Get over yourselves! (Same woman who was no longer employed with the census). I mentioned to a reporter for the newspaper the similarity between our government today and Hitler and he said some not so nice things to me. The judge summarized that general statements made by the Census Bureau with regard to, say, the support of federal law or that taking the ACS was required by U.S. law fall short of the benchmark necessary to constitute a specific threat of prosecution. Can anyone please tell me if I am obligated to answer these questions. And so is mine. I tried to assure her that this indeed was not a prank but she was too busy being rude and just kept talking, finally telling me to call my senator, which I did. He handed me the form which I took and threw in the fireplace, in his view, while he said they'll send more people out. But I hit the brakes big time when they ask for your birthdate, among other garbage of race, sex, etc. Wow! They think that if they exert a little authority, show you a badge, write a stern letter, that you will be too afraid to tell them that they have no right to subject you to this. The virus was not developed as a biological weapon, and it probably wasn't genetically engineered. Unfortunately it does not state that the number of people is the only thing allowed to be collected by the census. However, while The Rutherford Institute has been made aware of Census Bureau agents engaging in harassing tactics and threatening behavior, to date, we are unaware of the Census Bureau having levied any financial penalties for non-compliance with the ACS. Thank you for your interest in the age, racial composition, daily habits, and private information regarding the private lives and private property of the members of my household. [17], The survey combines these intrusive questions with highly detailed inquiries about your financial affairs. Instead, you are encouraged to call one of the Census Bureau's two telephone centers directly to determine the legitimacy of the call you just received: Jeffersonville, IN: 1-800-523-3205. I propose: 1) Grabbing your video recorder and recording the entire exchange. It is widely known that in a five-year span the Bureau lost at least 672 laptops. Just sit there and think a minute on what we have in this country and you should feel very ashamed for getting so upset about such petty things. Thanks Mom, for teaching me a little Italian. Well I received my census, and it had questions that i refused to answer, which under the requirements should not have been on it. She said she would mark me as "refusing" and I said fine and hung up. At that point I stepped in and said goodbye. I am so glad I found this website. SSV-6. In July, I started to receive visits. Person 33. Washington and California residents have filed a class action in which they object to being asked to participate in the American Community Survey. He claims we need to answer the long form the ACS, etc. As a consequence, conspiracy theories flourished and quickly spread. I gave only the necessary information for an actual enumeration of my household. (We filled out and mailed our census form as soon as we received it.) [16] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Vehicles.pdf. The response does not form an attorney-client relationship, nor is it intended to be anything other than the educated opinion of the author. I am just not going to answer any questions. My husband and daughter fielded a few of them and honestly told the workers they didn't have the information or the form so they'd have to try to catch me. The calls started Wednesday. I didn't believe him until he showed me the book. I'll pay the fine if I have to, but I'm not going to let them bully me into submitting to their scare tactics. Are they too dense to realize that word just means "to count?". It doesn't do any good to argue with the census taker. The first phone call was late December and was not answered. ACS has only been going since 2005. One month ago, I received a letter stating that the census was coming. He had to come through a closed gate. About one month later I received a phone call from a supervisor. How much do I make per year? Enough is enough and get real. We have been approached numerous times on our property, been left threatening letters and messages on our answering machine, and there seems to be no end to it. A concerned citizen. I filled out my census. Received two survey forms, three letters and two visits at my door and awaiting a third based on a lovely letter I received yesterday announcing yet another visit. Some hypothesize that the Census Bureau will not take legal action against, or pursue fines for, noncompliance with the ACS because doing so would likely attract much negative media attention. Has anyone ever been fined or penalized for not complying? [28] http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/is-my-privacy-protected.html. Calendar | City of Harrisonburg, VA Poster 188. . I am going to avoid all traps and when it is time to have them finally come over I am going to do an international webcast and sing answers and slowly say, ohhhhh I don't know.let me think and sit there for 15 minutes for each question.everyone will know where I don't work, how much money I don't make and that I don't have plumbing and that I fart a lot That's the game the Nazi's started with in the 30's as did Stalin, with the knocks on the door and the spying on each other. I made the mistake of putting my phone number on the form. What a waste of taxpayer dollars our government is spending having these census takers harass us. I'm waiting for the harassment to begin! IE: IRS, DOT, Labor and Industry. They must have found it because I heard no more but neither did I get an apology. The Census Bureau uses sampling methods to select households that represent a cross-section of the population of the United States. We have always taught him not to talk to people he does not know and never give out information. I am sickened by all of it. So why would the government hire a company such as ACS to dig into our lives? ", Where did this information come from and why is it on the news? The American Community Survey sends around a questionnaire with 40 different items, asking such things as whether a person is receiving disability benefits (number 16) and how many vehicles. When we allow them to manipulate us, we turn into "sheeple.". If they refuse, call 911 and report a hostile trespasser. I hollered at the door that "I'm a crippled senior and DO NOT open my door unless its my kids". she yelled through the door announcing her name & bla bla "census, have some questions for you"..I'll just leave my card & you can call me next week!". They never say that they are going to fine you. Next, they sent a real ***** who first harassed my child after being told that I was out of town (I was), then tried to enter our residence (my son was sitting there watching as the doorknob turned). I went through this myself and I read a Web forum that spanned several years with posters who had received the form, and what they had experienced. Too late I read the comments about this article and I got a phone call from the ACS. It seems to me that *all* the information they need and want should be available to them from our 1040's. This questionnaire id just too personal and invasive of ones rights as a citizen in any country, let alone (supposedly) "The Land of the Free and The Brave" did Cheney, Bush, McCain, Obama fill one out? The first cluster of COVID-19 cases emerged out of Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019. That wasn't supposed to be able to happen. Cowards! I was just contacted by a representative for the Census Bureau at my home and asked to answer his questions. Somewhere in the process we got some messages on the answering machine asking us to call their 800 number and refer to our "case number." finally he told her he would call the cops if she didn't leave. If you had a wife who had been sexually assaulted, would you want the time you left for and came home from work circulated? If it is kept under the radar, then there are not enough people screaming to make a difference. He told the guy to just make something up. [25] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Sex.pdf. My wife and I are not answering this. Are you kidding? My advice based on our experience thus far -- and I am not a lawyer -- just ignore the calls to the best of your ability, and if you answer by accident, simply hang up without conversation. Constitutional Q&A: American Community Survey - Rutherford So glad I came across this website while researching whether or not I had to respond to this stupid ACS I just got in the mail. In 2000 I refused to fill mine out. Its as if this part of the government wants to create dirt on someone if they can find it! When he did, the employee asked him to allow her into his home. Nothing illegal about that! They are discussing tax records with our neighbors? Back to this census nonsense: I filled out the 2000 and don't owe them a thing until 2010 census. This "business" and "government" is not happiness. Not to mention that this information in the wrong hands can cause identity theft. Can anyone tell me about this? welfare etc. The only thing is, I lied my butt off! All I can think of is that every time one of us gives in and allows this servant to go unchallenged, then they get bolder, prouder, and we get used to it and then we are eventually abused by them.
