AMEN!!!
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.