YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW - The American Community Survey

The American Community Survey ^ | 7-30-05 | US Government

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Sounds like the thought police are at it again!

[Publius6961]

Come and get me, copper.

First thing that occured to me too.

Tossing it in the trash immediately, also reduced the odds of allowing "fear" to take over.

[Publius6961]

Just lie.
It makes a survey like that a lot of fun

Exactly like polls. Keeps life interesting.

[Publius6961]

This is a keeper.
And I have to memorize the magic words: Shutz v IRS

Thanks.
I love the internet.

[Publius6961]

This time around they are going to take a GPS coordinate on your doorstep:

http://www.census.gov/procur/www/fdca/april22-posting.html

Then, they'll be able to do all sorts of things!

Well, I am making an addition to my will "toot sweet".
If a hellfire missile ever comes through my front door, I know who did it!

[AndyJackson]

And I have to memorize the magic words: Shutz v IRS

Minor point - it is Schulz v IRS. This case, for those of us who believe in a restoration of balance of power and Constitutional limits and prerogatives, is probably the most important case to come through the courts in a long long long time. If it withstands possible appeals, it completely emasculates the regulatory / adminstrative law apparatus of the federal (and perhaps state) governments, and if there is one part of the government that the People find objectionable this is it.

Even though the reasoning is clear and firmly based in unambiguous constitutional language I fear what the Supreme Court is likely to do. Rhenquist and Scalia (but not Thomas) are more worrisome, even, than the other crowd because they tend to believe in stare decisis, status quo, and power to the state - and for those who admire Scalia's statements about original intent, his ability to evade clear constitutional principals when it serves the power of the federal government never ceases to amaze me.

[Publius6961]

I filed them so that if someone actually comes out here and threatens to fine me I will claim I just forgot to do it.

Why?
I would simply claim I never got them. If they hand me another set, I will toss them too, and claim I mailed them in. They got to prove I didn't.

I just love the dead end interpretation of innocent until proven guilty...

[TEXOKIE]

bttt

[Publius6961]

Sounds like those bureaucrats at Census don't write nearly as well as those at the first constitutional convention.

Or the second.
Funny you should say that.

One of the things that just went through my mind a few minutes ago that made me smile is the treasure trove of eternally useful phrases that the founders left us. The topical one today is...

"... abuses and usurpations."

I always liked the sound of that...

[RightWhale]

They talked about tyranny a lot. One side would say there is every opportunity for tyranny to arise in any branch and the other side would say these are honorable men and would not attempt tyranny. Then the first side would say the people did not call the convention but the states did so why would the constitution be anything but establishment of tyranny over the people and the other side would say, well, we assume the rights of the people would be respected by these honorable men. Then the first side would say, then, why are the rights of the people not mentioned in the constitution, and the other side would say, oh, you got us in a corner now.

So the Bill of Rights was appended. They are chipping away at the Bill of Rights now. Like woodpeckers.

[Publius6961]

One can't help wondering... do you have a helicopter?

[ChildOfThe60s]

I would simply claim I never got them. If they hand me another set, I will toss them too, and claim I mailed them in. They got to prove I didn't.

I stand corrected /grin\, your way is better.

[RightWhale]

Even that is a response. If you were in a natural state there wouldn't be anyting to respond to. Whatever keeps the State uppermost in your mind keeps you involved in the ethical being.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Well, once they come to the door and question, you have no choice at that point but to respond in some fashion. Even refusing to talk to them is a response in a sense.

And, at the risk of sounding paranoid, I think there is always some bureaucrat looking to make an example of someone by ruining their life as an object lesson to the rest of us.

[RightWhale]

Dean Koonz has written at least one novel along those lines. The power that bureaucrats could exercise to totally disrupt a citizen's life is nearly unlimited even if technically unconstitutional and certainly not in the spirit and intent of freedom and democracy.

We cannot escape being part of the system. Even anarchists are in the system while denying the system.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[GoodWithBarbarians JustForKaos]

"Enclosed is a questionaire and mail it back ASAP..." ???? what the ...?

They don't say fill it out here. Just return it blank. As long as they pay the postage.

[screwtheusa]

You are misinformed. James Madison is laughing at you.

[Balding_Eagle]

I think yours is the most intelligent way to handle this.

[ctdonath2]

Providing false answers on the form garners a fine 5x more than not answering at all.

I am inclined to support such a fine. The answers beyond enumeration are none of their business, and abstaining from answering is your 4th Amendment right, but outright lying is not reasonable.