I have yet to fill one out. Other articles have slanted this to be a case of "men marrying into money. For everyone saying what's the big deal- go play in traffic. The funny part is the local grocery store has this job post up. No way was I going to submit that kind of info. As a result, Congressional districts will need to be redrawn. They do snoop around. And you all sound sober and mature, not the lunatic fringe at all. I am a law abiding American citizen, tax payer (working 2 jobs) and a registered voter, not a criminal or bum or illegal immigrant living off the tax payers. Now there was the random insanely long, for one out of four, which I think is totally unfair. If that's so, why is there a space for your name, date of birth and so much other identifying information that a blind man could identify the author of the answers. This warning is clearly stated on the ACS envelope, and the form itself threatens a fine for people who refuse or willfully neglect to complete the survey. I just don't answer the door. It's not their business. I gave only the necessary information for an actual enumeration of my household. Since when has the Federal government come to my door or anyone elses and said "We want to help you get your road paved" or any other helpful act, and then asked me for my help by filling out a form to prove the necessity? I guess all the info requested I am OK with. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. They haven't gone so far as to threaten, but I can sense that their tone is getting more firm. I could not believe my eyes! BTW my survey went into the guinea pig cage, it will come out the same it went in: crap. We do live in a relatively remote area, and none of them can make sense of maps they are provided with. And I am not speaking in terms of Democrat or Republican affiliation the drug of power knows no party boundaries. answers to this "anonymous" survey, my information would necessarily be identifiable, perhaps through my address, for at least some period of time. I assume that's why they have come again. I answered the questions on the Census that are Constitutional, and that is it. I am a tax paying, hard working citizen, who would die fighting for my country and my rights, but didn't our forefathers already settle this fight? As a note, we live in a small, rural town so that may make a difference in whether it's worth the effort for them to continue demanding the information. This country will see a revolution of the people one day, hopefully sooner than later. The law in Title 13 exists solely for the purpose of being able to print the treat on the forms and to use to intimidate scared grandmothers. Point and go toward your kind of happy. I demanded who he was for the third time and he said us census. they started harassing my boyfriend and some how i got thrown into it because i live here. so earlier before i got home he called me and told me his story of her showing up. I am currently working for the Census as an enumerator. During dinner a census worker shows up. In addition, some point to the possibility of human error as a security concern over such personal and confidential information. 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. Clearly our government is out of control by trying to intimidate citizens to comply with this survey. Why don't you post the number in your family, their names, ethnic profile, give us your address and then, we will consider giving merit to your post. There is no legal obligation for you to answer their questions. In order to do that people response is required. They again called a few days ago and I answered. (We filled out and mailed our census form as soon as we received it.) So today I found this census worker peeping tom at my windows, which face the back woods. We will not be participating. What is the ACS (American Community Survey)? I said yes for about the third time and hung up. Empowered by Congress with greater powers to amass information about citizens, the Census Bureau introduced the ACS in 2005. It seems to me that *all* the information they need and want should be available to them from our 1040's. Soundbar sold separately. Their bosses are going like it even less. I propose: 1) Grabbing your video recorder and recording the entire exchange. Complete this form and mail it back as soon as possible. Referring to financials, I told them to ask the IRS. Pericles, 460BC. of Justice. Confidentiality? A locked padlock That wasn't supposed to be able to happen. I'm fed up with the ACS and all their nosing in my business. 1. Due to the unpredictability of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, individuals felt uncertain and insecure. One fact I see missing is that they say you are cheating you state and city out of government funds (our tax dollars). The census taker left a note me a note today. Just hang tough and they will eventually leave you alone. Our surveys provide periodic and comprehensive statistics about the nation. Just perfect for making and uploading videos to YouTube and the news agencies. A sympathizer to the Census said it was to help the government to function. I was just contacted by a representative for the Census Bureau at my home and asked to answer his questions. what is this country coming to? Quid pro quo," then slam the door in their face. 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) Census region x Metro/Non-metro 2020 CPS March Supplement Volunteerism 2021 American Trends Panel Annual Profile Survey/2019 CPS Volunteering & Civic Life Supplement . When approached by census officials I will state that my religious beliefs prohibit giving any information beyond my name and the number of people in my house. You are! If they come and announce who they are, I'll simply start yelling, "Non parlo Inglese! They do NOT enforce noncompliance, because they know this survey is UNAmerican and UNConstitutional and would NOT stand up in a court of law against The People. I put up with some minor harassment and then after a few weeks it stopped. It has been done since 1790, and is mandated by the Constitution. Although an intrusive visit would make my blood boil, I would suggest a similar strategy for visits if possible. In this workshop, you will find out how important the American Community Survey is for the nonprofit community and the unique ways nonprofits can use ACS data. Active resistance is the order of the day. We need to stick up for our rights. I have contacted the media (Fox News), but no one seems to be covering this. She left me with a notice of visit with her name and I suppose her personal phone number. If a person of the same sex comes to your door, act like you're interested in them and start touching their hair. I've read the Constitution now and I fail to find any foundation for anyone asking questions of this nature. The last thing the execs at the Census Bureau want to see is a video of one of their "enumerators" on YouTube, the Six O'clock News, or in Congress or a courtroom harassing and threatening a citizen/voter with a big fine or jail time if that person refuses to give out the personal details of his life to a perfect stranger. First, it may get lost or stolen and second, you don't know who these people are that you are giving it to. It is also known that the Bureau inadvertently posted sensitive information of over 300 innocent citizens. Waiting for their next move. "Um, I filled it out twice". 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. What kind of people do you have working for you? Bunch of grumpy anti social loners. What an imposing questionnaire! 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. I noticed that if I left the note on the door, they would sometimes pull up, then just drive off. The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) is a national measure of customer satisfaction since 1994, trusted by US government and reflecting annual feedback from . The government is collecting information such as how many rooms we have in our houses, how many acres of land, what time do we leave for work, etc. 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. They can't really do anything and they certainly aren't going to. I am getting bothered by the census people now and what really annoys me to death is that I look all over the place and see all these people with basement apartments making tons of money off the books. Attempting to use scare tactics to get personal information - nice. The Census Bureau states on their website that failure to complete the survey is unlikely to result in such a fine, however. I replied I would answer no questions. I am a 64 year old woman, living alone. The Census Bureau claims that it has the right to impose a $5,000 fine for failure to fill out the American Community Survey, but online sources suggest that they have never actually ever used this "power" - possibly due to the lawsuit that might result. A practice in which banks refuse to insure mortgages to people living in certain I started to take the survey and the more I saw the more upset I got. Now I have people pestering my doorman for my information, pretending to be food deliverymen claiming that I ordered food - just so they can come up to my apartment --wow. I suspect the caller will hang up and take you off the list. If Big Brother wants to bring the law so be it. The Rutherford Institute As such, any attempt by the government to encroach upon the citizenrys privacy rights or establish a system by which the populace can be targeted, tracked and singled out must be met with extreme caution. People, look around you and see. Will we ever return to our freedoms? In an age when the government has significant technological resources at its disposal to not only carry out warrantless surveillance on American citizens but also to harvest and mine that data for its own dubious purposes, whether it be crime-mapping or profiling based on race or religion, the potential for abuse is grave. It is community based, and an effort to get away from the biased media to get the truth from people in the area it applies. What a waste of taxpayer dollars our government is spending having these census takers harass us. If threatened with a fine or even prison, I will say, "Bring it on!" And if there isn't a law protecting these rights, then we need someone to make it happen! As noted, the ACS seeks much more information than the number of persons in a household. [23] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Age.pdf. I work for one of the phone centers for the Census Bureau. Since the threats appear to completely empty then at this point the consequences are null and void. Estimates: 1-Year. We are so far from what our forefathers prayerfully constructed as a government that it will take a real miracle from heaven for a national revival now. We will ask the rep to make it clear what will happen if we don't answer the survey, then verbally accept the consequences. [4] After a decennial census is conducted, states which have increases in population may gain additional seats in the House of Representatives at the expense of other states. we demand a trial by jury of our pears, but how many wiggle, squirm and lie every which way to get out of serving when it's their turn? 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. [3] U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3. I have therefore included both Article 1 section 2 of the US Constitution, and the US Supreme courts decisions in upholding the right to privacy. Even in police states, they don't ask these questions asked by the Census Bureau for the ACS. Why am I being asked for my name? Then we have to vote them out. The provision for the Census is found in Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution. Anytime you give out information, you can bet it gets compromised. (ACS question number 33). I plead the 5th amendment because the government can ask legally, according to the attorneys office, but I can also remain silent legally. If the government really wants to know your personal stuff, well they don't need the few benign questions answered to find you. 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. Why doesn't the gov just sell us some cyanide instead of slowly picking away at our bones? Subscribe to our newsletter and learn something new every day. I am 66 years old and I have never participated in any census. He asked if I was refusing to answer the survey. Your response is required by law. Is that something you would want to get into the wrong hands? Firm, clear refusal and don't even hint that you have any fear of their authority. I suppose if they have the info to redistrict, they have all the info they need. Official websites use .gov They are not better people, more deserving, more intelligent, more experienced they didn't know "how" things were going to work out they just knew they would. They are just being bullies. this is absurd. Still standing on my porch, I watched her drive back by my house when she left. The American Community Survey releases new data every year, in the form of estimates, in a variety of tables, tools, and analytical reports. I not only told them that I sent it in, but added that if I received another call, I would report it as harassment, and hung up immediately. Opponents of the American Community Survey disagree with the court's findings about its constitutionality. Another concern raised by the Brookings Institute is the use of ACS information by law enforcement for crime mapping, a surveillance tool used to predict crime and preemptively target certain neighborhoods for policing. Well, our credit cards, social security numbers, and who knows what else, are now being used by illegal aliens and fraudulent companies. So hesitantly, I began to fill it out. State citizens can help in this process by refusing to cooperate with federal demands (all of them). Thank goodness for this web site. thanks for answering back with any helpful info. The U.S. Census has nothing to do with Obama nor most of the accusations you are flippantly throwing up online. As one responder put it, if you only want to know the number of people, then what does race have to do with it? I got a call last night from the Census folks, wanting to know our birthdays. The census worker also tried to "bait" me into giving false answers by saying "just answer the question anyway you like even if it's not true." The letter accompanying the census form indicates it's used to decide how many representatives each state has in congress, and how much money my 'neighborhood' receives from the government. I say, "I don't care who you are. Explore census data with visualizations and view tutorials. Nobody should answer the ACS survey. This info is also for the number of State Senators and Congressmen. so no more. Enough is enough and get real. In what may be a coincidence, they often seem to call shortly after we arrive home and there is a vehicle marked "census" in the neighborhood. A week later, a woman came to my door and said they hadn't received my form. Of course, I had no clothes on, not expecting a peeping tom to be looking out of the woods in the first place. Chinese officials knew nothing about the virus before the pandemic emerged. I don't bother to answer my phone unless I know who it is. Tell me, if you were in charge of managing a company and you asked your staff for information so you could make an important decision and they could not answer any questions, how long do you think it would be before a major problem arose? The House GOP proposal would eliminate any increase in funds for 2020 planning, and it cuts nearly $500 million in total from the administration's request, including reductions for the American. She noticed that I was very irritated and told me that she just needs the number of people who live here and ages. I am filling out the ACS as required by law, but feel this is a true invasion of privacy. 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. 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. 4) If they do not agree to answer any personal questions, assume the Hannibal Lecter voice and say "Tut, tut, tut. Neither one of us filled it out, nor mailed it in. Here's what it says online: The American Community Survey is a legitimate survey conducted by the CensusBureau. She then said "so you are refusing". She returned the following day. I noticed a car pull up to my neighbor's house. Proud to be American but wondering where we will be as a nation in ten years? I received the ACS a few months ago, did some research and never filled it out. don't let this happen! Now.I look forward to answering that door, cell in hand, and pressing the "video record" button. I had missed several calls but the pattern seemed to be that I got them every other day. I told her to get a US Marshal with a warrant. I will pay the fine if that is what it takes. The information the government is requesting is violating our rights, whether or not it is written in the law. I sent an e-mail to headquarters. The Institute provides its legal services at no charge to persons whos constitutional and human rights have been threatened or violated. I said, what makes you think I'm going to turn over my personal information to a total stranger knocking on my door. How do I know these census folks are trustworthy? He had to come through a closed gate. We had a census worker come to our door who started asking personal questions, until my hubby finally said that's enough. The 10-digit code appears above the address and to the right. They had been to my house (outside) and told me this was coming. Wow. I answered nothing else and therefore did not lie on a government form. My 15 year old son was home at the time of the census worker stopping by. What the hell are you mad about? Don't know if it's the "bureau" calling or not, but I'm ready for them. The employees of the Nazi Gestapo and Brownshirts said the same thing. Read our FAQs or call us for more help with the survey. You send it in it could become public information. We are entitled to "Quiet Enjoyment" of our homes. according to the constitution it limits the government's ability to do anything but enumerate. I called the number left on the card and told the enumerator the Constitutional, Article 1, Section 2 as follows: "The actual Enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent term of ten years, in such manner as they shall by law direct.". It's 1984 - no wait, I mean 2010. This is proof that the government of the USA is anything but the servant that it was created to be. I don't owe the government anything for going to college. [21] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/WorkStatus.pdf. The rest I will leave blank or make up. The survey is 28 pages long and requires answers to between 95 and 263 questions depending on the number of persons living in the residence. We need to take our country back. Someone said they can find all our info on the internet anyway. To all the census takers who have the nerve to put their 2 cents here to tell us how safe it is, why don't you also post your personal information for us? 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. Oh wait, we have a socialist leader now. [17] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Disability.pdf. I will not answer the questions on the American Community Survey and we all have the right and the duty to stand up against this intrusion. They must have found it because I heard no more but neither did I get an apology. According to the letter, responses to the "American Community Survey" help communities to decide where important services are needed, including improving roads and reducing traffic, building. The misinformation spewed from people here is laughable. I first starting receiving these things by mail like 4 years ago. I have written to the senators of my state and didn't even receive a 'canned' response. Since direct taxes must be apportioned based on population, an enumeration is needed to determine the percentage of tax for each state. 1. The information from the Census should suffice for the allotment of federal funds for schools and roads. How am I supposed to know who these people are? But seriously, It's not about conspiracy theories. Please give that a shot, I'll find me a constitutional lawyer and challenge the constitutionality of this law, any survey or law attached and the constitutionality of this survey as well as the census survey. This browser does not support PDFs. how Fourth amendment. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS Federal law requires U.S. residents to answer the ACS. No one from the Census has been escorted off your property by the police - Title 13 gives them the right to be on your property. I plan on turning over any fines or issues to these attorneys I know and I have used them before. The first cluster of COVID-19 cases emerged out of Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019. This is such an invasion of privacy. I sure am glad I ran across this site. Don't engage them in conversation or reason with them. Bring it on ACB enumeratorsgo ahead, make my day!! These concern matters that the government simply has no business knowing, including questions relating to respondents bathing habits, home utility costs, fertility, marital history, work commute, mortgage, and health insurance, among others. At the moment, I am pretty furious with the current political band of thieves and third world dictators "wannabes" in power. "I'm afraid my trees are eating the elephants, now." 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. 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. As soon as they identified themselves as being with the Census Bureau, I quickly informed them that I sent it in. Ultimately, you might just need to either answer the census to get them to stop coming or, as an alternative, make up answers to protect your privacy. this implies you have obligations to help the government count but not to answer every intrusive question they might ask. I was really hoping she would stick around and argue with me some more, I was kind of of enjoying it because I knew there wasn't anything she could do. Copyright 2023 The Rutherford Institute. I made the mistake of answering some questions, thinking it was a one time thing. Was the government going to send us all birthday presents when they came around? I say, good luck with that. Amazing. "; or "How many fingers does Mickey Mouse have?". 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. If it's not a big deal, then get rid of the census and don't tell me about funding- that's a load of crap! Then I whistled up the dogs who escorted him tenderly to his car. Read more here: Camp Lejeune Lawsuit Claims. The lawsuit looks to include all persons whom the United States Department of Commerce and Bureau of the Census requires to answer the American Community Survey but who have refused or will refuse to answer it. We refused to give information on the cell phone several times. I ignored all of them. Its as if this part of the government wants to create dirt on someone if they can find it! I had the misfortune of getting an ACS survey a few years ago. When hell freezes over. He told the guy to just make something up. What I find interesting is that when I visit a home of an immigrant they are almost excited to give me whatever information I ask for. 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. This means that there is no class that can be joined or signed up for by any consumers who feel they may have been covered by the litigation. For example, in 2013 after the 2010 census, Florida gained two seats in the House, while New York lost two. If you are a business person you could benefit from having accurate demographic information for the United States. She said actually it's mandatory. I'm too old and sick. The calls/personal visits stopped. I thought the purpose of census was for representation purposes. Fine. City Manager; Commissioner of the Revenue At first, I completed the survey, sealed it in the envelope, and then did not send it. During the past year and especially with the current administration in D.C., I am so angry and distrustful of our government. I think when they show up at my door, I will tell them I am house sitting for the owners who are out of town for the next six months.

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