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Don't answer Census, don't face going to jail (250,000 forms are being mailed out)
World Net Daily ^
| 11/14/07
| Bob Unruh
Posted on 11/16/2007 7:33:51 PM PST by Libloather
Don't answer Census, don't face going to jail
Government demands answers, but official confirms penalties not applied
Posted: November 14, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern
By Bob Unruh
© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
Another month is coming, and another 250,000 forms are being mailed out in the U.S. Census Bureau's perpetual American Community Survey, which demands responses to personal questions about a family's lifestyle, housing accommodations, work schedules, physical and mental disabilities, income and the like.
That means roughly 250,000 times recipients will see the warning that participation is required by law, and there are penalties including fines for not answering each question. But, in fact, U.S. Census Bureau officials say they've never had anyone prosecuted for refusing to provide those intimate details to the government.
"The Census Bureau has never prosecuted anybody," spokesman Clyve Richmond told WND. "We try to work with people and explain how useful the information is."
As WND has reported, the U.S. Census Bureau switched from the surveys once every 10 years, called for in the U.S. Constitution, to annual surveys sent to three million households, to keep the government's data more up-to-date.
The issue arises periodically about the invasion into a family's privacy by the questions, including:
Does this house, apartment, or mobile home have COMPLETE plumbing facilities; that is, 1) hot and cold piped water, 2) a flush toilet, and 3) a bathtub or shower?
At any time DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, did anyone in this household receive food stamps? If so, how much?
Do you have a mortgage and if so, how much is it?
Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition does this person have any difficulty in doing any of the following: learning, dressing, bathing or getting around?
Has this person given birth in the last year?
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bigbother; bigbrother; census; constitution; forms; jail; nannystate; privacy
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To: Libloather; Abathar; Abcdefg; Abram; akatel; albertp; AlexandriaDuke; Alexander Rubin; Allerious; ..
The Census Bureau has never prosecuted anybody,"
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posted on
11/16/2007 7:36:43 PM PST
by
traviskicks
(http://www.neoperspectives.com/Ron_Paul_2008.htm)
To: traviskicks
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posted on
11/16/2007 7:36:45 PM PST
by
383rr
(Those who choose security over liberty deserve neither- GUN CONTROL=SLAVERY)
To: traviskicks
Beat me by two seconds, lol.
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posted on
11/16/2007 7:37:14 PM PST
by
383rr
(Those who choose security over liberty deserve neither- GUN CONTROL=SLAVERY)
To: traviskicks
The Census Bureau has never prosecuted anybodyYet.
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posted on
11/16/2007 7:37:54 PM PST
by
GOP_Raider
(Television is all Tommy Westphall's fault, damn it!)
To: 383rr
lol, great minds and all that... :)
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posted on
11/16/2007 7:39:42 PM PST
by
traviskicks
(http://www.neoperspectives.com/Ron_Paul_2008.htm)
To: GOP_Raider
Had a Census Taker threaten me with a .38,,I reckon he bypassed the prosecution part..
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posted on
11/16/2007 7:40:57 PM PST
by
silentreignofheroes
(When the Last Two Prophets are taken, there will be no Tomorrow!)
To: Libloather
I received the American Community Survey in the fall of 2006. I found it incredibly intrusive. I did a little investigating and decided I should ignore it. They sent another copy. I ignored that as well. Someone called my home, but I told them that I would not answer the survey. After a couple of calls, they left me alone. I have not heard from them again.
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posted on
11/16/2007 7:42:44 PM PST
by
knuthom
To: Libloather
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posted on
11/16/2007 7:43:06 PM PST
by
Sue Perkick
(And I hope that what I’ve done here today doesn’t force you to have a negative opinion of me….)
To: Libloather
The ACS is providing a fascinating window into this country. The data is aggregated in ways that preserve confidentiality. I recommend browsing around the website www.census.gov. The statistics found there are good antidotes for some of the overwrought anecdotes being tossed out by politicians.
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posted on
11/16/2007 7:43:36 PM PST
by
hedgie
To: Libloather
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posted on
11/16/2007 7:46:57 PM PST
by
knuthom
To: silentreignofheroes
When you’re a gov’t worker, little things like laws don’t apply to you.
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posted on
11/16/2007 7:47:10 PM PST
by
darkangel82
(And the band played on....)
To: Libloather
Which bureau provided the information necessary to round up American citizens of Japanese decent and send them to prison camps in WW II? A major reason why my family didn't meet a similar fate was that there were just too many American citizens of German decent to imprison. Now, tell me again about census privacy guarantees.
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posted on
11/16/2007 7:47:19 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Government is the hired help - not the boss. When politicians forget that they must be fired.)
To: Libloather
As a U.S. citizen (I know that really doesn't mean anything anymore) I DEMAND THAT YOU REPRESENT ME and work with other representatives, state and federal, to abolish this outrageous 'survey,' which is nothing more than a Moscow-style attempt to gather information on citizens. The questions on this survey have nothing to do with the Census as outlined by the Founders they are offensive, unconstitutional, and un-America." Now that took some guts to say.
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posted on
11/16/2007 7:47:48 PM PST
by
darkangel82
(And the band played on....)
To: silentreignofheroes
Had a Census Taker threaten me with a .38,,I reckon he bypassed the prosecution part..Do tell us more!
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posted on
11/16/2007 7:48:24 PM PST
by
basil
(Support the Second Amendment--buy another gun today!)
To: hedgie
I don’t care if it is “fascinating” or “preserves confidentiality”. It is none of the government’s business.
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posted on
11/16/2007 7:51:03 PM PST
by
knuthom
To: Libloather
which demands responses to personal questions about a family's lifestyle, housing accommodations, work schedules, physical and mental disabilities, income and the like. That means roughly 250,000 times recipients will see the warning that participation is required by law, and there are penalties including fines for not answering each questionf 'em
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posted on
11/16/2007 7:53:15 PM PST
by
paul51
(11 September 2001 - Never forget)
To: knuthom
On the phone I refused to answer and then they came knocking on my door. Boy was I shocked. The worker seems pretty upset.
To: knuthom
If I get one of those, I’ll tell ‘em I’m Chinese.
The answer to all questions will be YUK FOO.
To: Libloather
I just answer the first question with 2 homosapians and put a big NOYB in black marksalot across the rest.
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posted on
11/16/2007 8:00:58 PM PST
by
dalereed
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