i respect my government and i am proud to be an american, but since when is it any of their business if i have a hot water heater or how far i travel to work? I feel kind of sick too. in the '90s the Commerce Dept decided that I was a resort or apartment complex owner and harassed me to fill out a survey detailing my expenditures on repairs, income reports etc. Other than that, the sky is the limit. We've tossed two surveys in the recycle bin. The provision for the Census is found in Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution. I will comply when they 1) remove the millions of illegals from U.S. soil, 2)oust criminals who do not even pay their taxes from political power positions, 3) listen to the will of their constituency and remember we are a "representative republic" not a "Banana Republic" 4) stop plotting the demise of American citizens with their plans for a Eugenicists health care plan. Q: Has the government prosecuted persons for refusing to answer the American Community Survey? I may not bother with this anyway. Those of you who filled it out have no backbone or common sense. In support of this argument, the defendants submitted an assertion from ACS chief Donna Dailey, who assured that the Census Bureau does not threaten non-responding addresses with the enforcement of fines or with referral to [the Department of Justice] for prosecution. Dailey added that [i]n the history of the ACS, no one has ever been prosecuted for failing to respond to the survey, and that no one has ever been referred to the DOJ for prosecution, nor has the DOJ ever prosecuted someone, for failing to respond, the order shares. Life is too short to be so mad about insignificant things. I grabbed the handle and slammed the door shut. Nobody is listening -- another reason not to send in the ACS. I worked as an enumerator for the 2000 Census. I simply put, 'None of your business". I am an american citizen and i will not be forced to give my personal information! The issuance of summary judgmenta judgment entered by the court in favor of one party over anothermarks the end of the road for the proposed class action lawsuit detailed here. As noted, the ACS seeks much more information than the number of persons in a household. It has been more than 40 years since that was done and they do not want any court case to be brought up that can challenge the constitutionality of their threats. Individuals who receive the ACS must complete it or be subject to monetary penalties. Do you think Cass Sunstein knowing how many people, of what age, have physical and emotional disabilities is for the benefit of your family? It sure the hell is. I am glad I am not myself the lunatic fringe. This all happened while I was watching from my porch. It is just such a sick country now. I said that I still respectfully declined the survey. Do they ever stop with this? 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. I don't bother to answer my phone unless I know who it is. 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. That's four times today and it's just past noon on Saturday. Our government today is so far from the Founding Father's ideals - demonstrated by the nasty face we are seeing in these examples. I told that I had already fulfilled my Constitutional duties as a citizen with my mailed-in short form, and then told her the ACS and her harassment of me in my home is unconstitutional. Soundbar sold separately. In fact, the ACS launched in 2005 to replace the census "long form." to be human so be sure to count them in as well! If every household in the nation received this survey at once, there might be more of any outcry and uproar for our government to cut out the nonsense or face a revolution! I wish you luck. If all they want is a head count, all they have to do is count social security numbers! 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. Spending good taxpayer dollars on another social joke. Due to the unpredictability of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, individuals felt uncertain and insecure. For over a quarter century, we have assisted, without charge, persons deprived of their liberty by government officials. Firm, clear refusal. 241, 250, of all the rights of the citizen, few are of greater importance or more essential to his peace and happiness than the right of personal security, and that involves, not merely protection of his person from assault, but exemption of his private affairs, books, and papers from inspection and scrutiny of others. Not about us - about adjoining property! The last time that happened was more than 40 YEARS ago. We told a census worker to come back on Friday at 6 p.m. Is the enemy offshore or some creep in a bloated Federal Dept we don't even need? Survey/Program: American Community Survey. He was shocked and said it was required by law. 2018] IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY 113 surveys.18 After the 2000 Census, the Bureau chose to eliminate the long form and use a yearly survey instead.19 In 2006, the Bureau fully implemented the ACS throughout the United States.20 The ACS is now conducted yearly, and includes much of the same data requested by the 2000 long form.21 In . Thesis: It is best to be professional and courteous when speaking in person and on the phone to the ACS representatives. Will we ever return to our freedoms? And if I were paranoid, I'd be accusing the census takers of taking my new baby's ss card that has still not arrived in my hands in four months! I said if this "government guy" wanted to talk to me, I would immediately reserve my right to remain silent until I was represented by counsel. SEC-502-RS-Dispositions Self-Assessment Survey T3 (1) Techniques DE Separation ET Analyse EN Biochimi 1; C799 Task 2 - Task 2 paper; . I filed my taxes, all the information they feel they need to know is there. I received a phone call from the bureau asking me to read them the info because there were only two days left to respond. I'm sorry you feel the need to spread such fear and lies. Bottom line: we are supposed to give private information to individuals who are part time, temporary employees of Uncle Sam, the ACS seems to be confused about what they have and have not received and the US Postal Service seems not to be working either. PLEASE let's get them back once and for all! The Legal Accountability Project. How much is the regular monthly mortgage payment on this property? Therefore, if a person representing a two-person household refused to fill out any questions or simply answered nonsensically, the total fines could range from upwards of $10,000 and $50,000 for noncompliance. I'm glad they didn't refuse to answer such personal questions as name and age. This government is OUT OF CONTROL! I am currently working for the Census as an enumerator. I too am going to do the same. A practice in which banks refuse to insure mortgages to people living in certain I then yelled at him to "beat it" - (since he could see me and it was obvious that I knew he was there.). A mortgage deduction should indicate I own a house; a 1099 with either unemployment compensation or reported income would indicate whether I am unemployed or self-employed. I returned the question booklet as instructed. I filled out my form, sent it in and a few weeks later another one came. We already did our duty and answered the regular census. ACS was conducted vigorously and continuously during the presidency of George W. Bush. I've since received a second one, and had one call this week(which I did not answer). Your results may vary but that was my experience. I even downloaded a sound bite that said this number has been disconnected and is no longer in service. I am not giving my personal information out to anyone authorized by this government. Those of you who are posting "what's the big deal" need to start doing some research on your government and the shady things that go on at the taxpayers' cost. Isn't this harassment? Survey questions were proposed by health care workers within each dialysis unit. She was asking the questions again and I told her that I already filled out the form so there is no reason for me to fill it out again. They just closed one of the best schools in the area, and nobody surveyed me to ask if I cared about that! Anytime you give out information, you can bet it gets compromised. I firmly told her I had no intention of filling out the survey as I felt it was no one's business. We keep refusing them and they keep threatening us. Let them in and then fart really loud. After a couple of weeks of harassing phone calls and knocks on my door, I sent the following letter, after which the harassment finally stopped. If a citizen doesn't comply with the ACS after a period of weeks, Census Bureau guidelines instruct enumerators to stop calling the resident. And the survey demands that you violate the privacy of others by supplying the names and addresses of your friends, relatives and employer. I propose: 1) Grabbing your video recorder and recording the entire exchange. She returned the following day. As soon as they identified themselves as being with the Census Bureau, I quickly informed them that I sent it in. Just remember that most of these people are decent people who need money to eat just like the rest of us, especially in these hard times. Look it up. LOL. Ain't going to happen, just call their bluff. If we don't stand up and protect our rights we will lose them b/c the gvmt is all too happy to take as many away as possible for their own benefit at our expense. No one from the Census has ever e-mailed you - they don't have e-mail and even if they did, they don't have yours. I didn't hear from them for about two weeks. And I say that is the point -- I do not want my state or city dependent on big government this is socialism and pork barrel out of control government spending. During the last month since I received the first one, I've had many many phone calls from someone asking for my husband and saying he is from a veteran's charity. Remember, they work for you, not the other way around. So why do they need how many rooms are in the house, what I use to heat the house, what amount was my electric bill and so on and so on? The information the government is requesting is violating our rights, whether or not it is written in the law. Fix this problem, fix that, insure this, promise that, but do it without any info, just throw a dart and hope for the best, then when it fails we'll have someone to blame it on, but it won't be our fault! And so is mine. Research brought me here. Mailed it in. We have always taught him not to talk to people he does not know and never give out information. the government was never constitutionally mandated to provide funds. He has trouble with all these things. Wrong. This survey is one of only a few As a current enumerator I'd like to say thanks to the great majority of people who have courteously answered census questions. But, I still don't have a clue where to send the $100 fine. It's just like a bunch of whiners. Other countries pay equally and get that ever elusive socialist universal health care. Copyright 2023 The Rutherford Institute. [24] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Race.pdf. City Manager; Commissioner of the Revenue I just got my request from ACS today, late july 2010. [8] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Ancestry.pdf. What the hell are you mad about? Because the rich have been given free passes by laws created by and for the rich, we must beware these so called laws they create. Q: How does the Census Bureau typically ensure that people complete the survey? To support any of this is not like killing, it is killing your neighbor, your dog, your wife, your kids and your kids' kids - maybe slowly and with pretty lights and shiny trinkets, but it is. I assume she was a supervisor. If such a law exists, it should not exist, for it would be truly unconstitutional. I then slammed the door shut. I am a retired airline captain and a former captain in the U.S.A.F. all the government tries to say if they want you to do something is say "its the law" thinking people will run and do what they say. I put up with some minor harassment and then after a few weeks it stopped. I also, as many of you, returned my census form (as I should and as the Constitution requires) but this has gone so far over the line that it's ridiculous. For example, in 2013 after the 2010 census, Florida gained two seats in the House, while New York lost two. You get the picture. A study published in 2021 by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law found that transgender people in the United States are more likely to be violently attacked than cisgender people. He asked me about a census employee who visited my home the prior week. The census taker left a note me a note today. The ACS is not part of the enumeration required by Article I of the Constitution, and that constitutional provision only applies to a census for purposes of counting the number of people in each state. He had to come through a closed gate. I never will. Enumeration. Unreal! a race is a competition with winners and losers being monitored by individuals who are not in the running. an American History (Eric Foner) Civil Liberties and Rights. The Census Bureau uses sampling methods to select households that represent a cross-section of the population of the United States. 20 The breakdown by race/ethnicity for individuals who received the vaccine was 39% for Black HCWs, 44% for Hispanic HCWs, and 57% for White HCWs. Q: Does everyone in the United States receive the American Community Survey? If you are thinking about filling this out, don't! Mind you, no return by date was given. I filled in only the number of adults and children and wrote a note on the form that this was the only information I would provide. It seems when the phone number is given, that is when the harassment starts. By the way, the is a new grassroots site that is just starting called Town Roots. This info is also for the number of State Senators and Congressmen. It is against the law to solicit minors so therefore they do not have to be counted in the total. Comparing the American Community Survey to the American Housing Survey. The census is unconstitutional - read the enumerations - and the amendments already cited. I said I may have the second one, but discarded the first as a scam attempt. All this and I live on an Army installation! They have all the information they need from the IRS. I'm fed up with the ACS and all their nosing in my business. If I have 1, 2 or even 3 people in my house, that is all I need to give. I'm too old and sick. The information from the Census should suffice for the allotment of federal funds for schools and roads. I see a lot of people have more courage than me. I intend to scan the thing and email it to everyone I know, plus my congressman and senators. I did call the police on them. [18] Furthermore, the questionnaire also demands that recipients provide information about their family and other people in their home, such as their educational levels, how many years of school were completed,[19] what languages they speak[20] and when they last worked at a job.[21]. Me and my family were properly counted on census day 2010. I walked over to my neighbors later that evening and they told me that she did not come by to see them, but she was very persistent about getting the birth dates, ages, place of employment, phone numbers. Section (d) authorizes every 10 years starting 1985. Q: What is the American Community Survey (ACS)? A third "live" call, and I told the caller again that I'd sent it (the Census) in and that I would report this call as harassment. I've received two of these obscene forms and I do not to answer any of the questions printed thereon. I received two surveys. You wouldn't be getting personal visits and/or phone calls from these Census workers right now. This is Big Brother keeping an eye on the revolution. They only want to know how many people live in the residents. In a climate of identity theft, unscrupulous banking practices, private interest( I mean industry) running the Federal Reserve, Private "credit" companies like experian controlling human potential by keeping track of every citizen and their spending (and why would they care if they get your credit report wrong because just who is their client - not you, it's "businesses"). So far no challenges to our door visitors. Although Mark xxxxxxx, the field representative, was professional, thorough and pleasant enough, Ive requested the Bureau cease these harassing efforts a second time during the phone call after he visited my home. I threw it away. We need to take a stand and not put up with all the socialist crap the government wants us to do. She noticed that I was very irritated and told me that she just needs the number of people who live here and ages. Why am I being asked for my name? Do some research for "0810" without the quotes and you'll find that OMM no. I received the ACS and the regular Census. Chinese officials knew nothing about the virus before the pandemic emerged. Then I received the ACS. Or are they? Back in 2003 or so we also received a very long census questionnaire, with information I did not want to publish. this stupid stupid government and all its crap we have been harassed over and over and over and today again. Then I whistled up the dogs who escorted him tenderly to his car. So, do I really need to fill this out, or can I use it to line my bird cage? She informed me that I only had to answer a few questions, and could she come in? Thank God I'm not the only one questioning the Constitutionality of this blatant invasion of personal privacy. Also, someone please answer this question: How can the census determine how many illegals are in the US, when they don't pay taxes, use our social security numbers, etc.? Everyone tells me to throw it in the trash! You want me to trust the census with information that is very private? Non parlo inglese!" Why am I being asked what my age and birthdate are? A: If you receive notice that you have been targeted to respond to the ACS and you desire to assert your right of privacy, you can voice those objections and your intent not to respond to the ACS by writing a letter to the Census Bureau. As an employee of The U.S. Census Bureau,I too share privacy concerns,but I must say there's a tremendous amount of misinformation and paranoia here. Sign up for ClassAction.orgs free weekly newsletterhere. I replied you already have our ages and that we are members of the human race. As a result, they are subject to monetary fines for doing nothing more than keeping the private details of their lives private.. But it hasn't ever needed to be collected by a government agency that is supposed to serve WE, the people and then threatens us with fines, treating good citizens like criminals (I thought counting people was like one, two, three, four,?). This browser does not support PDFs. I did not send it back, I received another and still did not fill it out. my wife and I pay our taxes and feel if that's not enough for our government, then "Too bad Charlie". This is out of control. I have yet to fill one out. Matthew J. Holian, "Data and the American Dream: Contemporary Social Controversies and the American Community Survey" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021) (Podcast Episode) Movies, TV, Celebs, and more. What was this person's total income during the past 12 months? And, based on the Census, Virginia had 30 percent of the population of the United States. Washington and California residents have filed a proposed class action in which they object to being asked to participate in theAmerican Community Survey, which enquires about certain demographic details more specific than those central to the decennial Census. I said it sounded like a great idea. they have called me several times and asked what I did with it. I'm so glad I'm not alone. These people are trying to "do their jobs", but there are better ways to make a living, one that doesn't help enslave Americans even further with more "government help" and ultimately, taxation. [1] The Rutherford Institute, a national nonprofit civil liberties organization, is deeply committed to protecting the constitutional freedoms of every American and the integral human rights of all people through its extensive legal and educational programs. Since the threats appear to completely empty then at this point the consequences are null and void. This is a violation of our privacy and a malevolent use of government power. When he refused, the employee turned up twice unannounced at my apartment, demanding entry, and warning me of the fines I would face if I didn't cooperate.[35] Only after he filed a complaint with the Census Bureau did the agency realize he had actually completed the survey, thus ending its attempts to enter his home. Have received two of the ACS forms, both went into the garbage. Person 33. Nobody should answer the ACS survey. For this census at least and I assume for the 2010 Census the initial person that will come to your house, if you did not fill out the form, is just a normal citizen with a temporary job as an "enumerator". I had never heard of such a thing. Do i have a Fifth amendment right not to incriminate myself? I served my country in Vietnam. I decided I did not want to answer the census because of the invasiveness of the questions. However, because the government has not brought a prosecution for a refusal to respond to the ACS, the question of a persons right to refuse has not yet been decided by a court. IE: IRS, DOT, Labor and Industry. She said OK, left and then returned again within five minutes, saying it was her job to help me fill it out. Don't be afraid. If anything, they could have made it easier for us all so we wouldn't have to be in debt for years just to get an education. The ACS replaced the old census long form and the questions have absolutely nothing to with apportioning direct taxes or determining the number of representatives in the House of Representatives. Washington and California residents have filed a class action in which they object to being asked to participate in the American Community Survey. Are we going to let this happen? The census is satanic. Who knows what other "enemy" nations also have it. I will give the information to those who really need it to improve my neighborhood, city, county, etc. The Bureau lists 35 different categories of questions on its website and offers an explanation on how the information is to be used. [12] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Fertility.pdf. They will report any threats or harassment (allegedly), so be careful how you respond to them. A: The Census Bureau states that information from this survey is used to assist a wide variety of entities, from federal, stateand local governments to private corporations, nonprofit organizations, researchersand public advocacy groups. All i have to do is tell some temporary worker my family's medical history, financial history, and of course, what time we can be burglarized (oops, I mean the time of day that we leave and come home from work). so no more. No one from the Census has ever asked for your social security number - perhaps someone *posing* as a Census Field Rep. did, but not an employee of the Census. The Legal Accountability Project is a nonprofit aimed at ensuring that as many law . Keep up the good fight! How much do I make per year? But in this day and age, do you really believe by not taking the census that your personal information is more thoroughly protected? "; or "How many fingers does Mickey Mouse have?".
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