Do not return the American Community Survey if you don’t want to. They tried to get me to complete one. I ignored it.
They sent a rep. to my house. I politely turned her away.
They send two more forms in the mail with letters stating that if I didn’t comply I would be subject to a $5000.00 fine and possible jail time. I round filed them.
They then sent another rep. to my house. When I told him “no” he initially reminded me that there could be a $5000 fine and jail time. I told him this was an affront to my human rights; unconstitutional and an invasion of my privacy, etc.
I mentioned getting a lawyer and then his body language completely changed. He quickly backed up a few steps, put his hand up and stated “Dont worry about it. You don’t have to do it. Seriously, I don’t want you to worry about it.”
I asked him about the fines and such and he said “Dont worry, they won’t do anything”. “They dare not enforce because they know they would lose in a court of law”.
So then I asked him if he was proud to be working for a firm that was using intimidation and fear tactics in order to deny my rights?
He said he was only trying to pay his bills and quietly left. I have heard nothing else about it.
These government gangsters must be stopped. Do not let them intimidate you. They have no authority that we don’t give to them.
I'm not in any way intimidated by the Census canvassers, most of whom are dropouts unqualified for any other work. I just enjoy playing with surveys and finding the most disruptive responses that are arguably truthful. On the regular census, I am always "HUMAN" for my race, and I warn the door-to-door minions that if they try to guess, (1) they will guess wrong, and (2) I will find out and will do everything possible to make sure they are personally held accountable for fraud.