I am kind of surprised that a federal official would say that she won’t fully answer all census questions. But I agree with her that this ACORN takeover of the census is wrong. I wish something could be done about that.
We all know what is going to happen. ACORN will over estimate a bit here and there how many people live on the South Side of Chicago, East LA, Harlem, etc. They will use the statistical sampling to up the numbers of people officially reported by the census in favored regions.
Politically, it could add electoral votes to states such as New York, Illinois, and Calif, all of which are big states which expect to vote for Obama again in 2012.
Some gov’t activity should be non-political, and the census is definitely one of those.
When the Census people come to my house I’m going to tell them that whatever Obama said when they asked for his proof of Birth Certificate..........that’s what I say also about your Census.
When I see Obama’s Birth Certificate - I’ll answer your questions ...........until then .......Please get off my property.
When the Census people come to my house I’m going to tell them that whatever Obama said when they asked for his proof of Birth Certificate..........that’s what I say also about your Census.
When I see Obama’s Birth Certificate - I’ll answer your questions ...........until then .......Please get off my property.
That’s what I wanted to do also, but a lawyer on our local talker said that there’s some law that unless you answer ALL questions on a census form you can be fined $5,000 so I looked it up on www.census.gov.
Do I have to answer the ACS questions?
Yes. Response to this survey is required by law (Section 221 of Title 13). Respondents are required to answer all questions on the ACS to the best of their ability. Your answers are very important because they represent the answers of many other similar households in your community. The data that you and others provide in response to this survey are required to manage or evaluate federal and state government programs. If you submit an incomplete form or provide data that are unclear, the Census Bureau may contact you by phone or in person to obtain or clarify the missing information.
Then they go on to say:
What are the penalties if I do not respond to the survey?
Both Title 13 and Title 18, United States Code, provide for monetary penalties for failure to respond. Title 18, U.S.C., Section 3551, et seq., the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, establishes uniform penalties for all federal crimes. Title 13 U.S.C., Section 221, makes it a misdemeanor to refuse or willfully neglect to complete the questionnaire or answer questions posed by census takers and imposes a fine of not more than $100. This fine is changed by the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 from $100 to not more than $5,000. The Census Bureau is not a prosecuting agency. Failure to provide information is not likely to result in a fine. The Census Bureau staff work to achieve cooperation and high response rates by helping the public understand that responding to the ACS is a matter of civic responsibility, and prefers to encourage participation in this manner rather than prosecution.
Yeah, I just BET dumb0 won’t take the chance to collect yet more $$$ for the gov’t.
just say no to the census bump.