The Academic Mind in 2022: What Faculty Think About Free Expression and * Compared to other measured TV manufacturers in the 2022 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) survey of customers. [3] The purpose of the decennial census is to apportion the 435 members in the U.S. House of Representatives among the several states. Similarly, the plaintiffs contest that nothing in the federal code allows for a fine for refusal to answer the American Community Survey to be considered a criminal offense. I never will. Constitution of the United States of America. [25] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Sex.pdf. OK anon75478: Then you won't mind answering these question will you? Anything that you answer can be used for this book, which is usually for your town, county, etc. PDF Survey of Sexual Victimization, 2018: Locally or Privately-Operated While the survey states that my address was selected at random for the survey, they have my address and unlisted telephone number, which they call regularly. The Census Bureau insists that personal information contained in these devices was protected by passwords and other security measures. OK then, so why waste my time asking questions? I pay my taxes honestly, obey the laws of the land, don't speed, don't spit on the sidewalk and I will always open the door for a lady. It also asked for the full names, DOB, SS# of all person including children. One concern with the collection of such private information, especially financial information, is that ACS information could be compared to information provided to the Internal Revenue Service on tax returns. He handed me the form which I took and threw in the fireplace, in his view, while he said they'll send more people out. Although no reports have surfaced of individuals actually being penalized for refusing to answer the survey, the potential fines that can be levied for refusing to participate in the ACS are staggering. We will ask the rep to make it clear what will happen if we don't answer the survey, then verbally accept the consequences. Wow! I vote, and if the politicians do not honor their promises when they get into office, I'm sure Uncle Sam couldn't care less about what my area needs either. I don't believe the ACS should, or has the right, to require more. We need to stick up for our rights. When they ask for race, that's what gets me. [18] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/MortgageSMOC.pdf. This has been going on for almost three months and has caused tremendous stress in our household. The US Census Bureau makes it clear that the American Community Survey (ACS) is authorized under Sections 141 and 193 of Title 13 of the United States Code, and that compliance with the survey is legally mandatory. i told her no, she kept asking, i kept telling her no and eventually snuck in my apartment when she drove to park. ClassAction.org is a group of online professionals (designers, developers and writers) with years of experience in the legal industry. [22] http://www.census.gov/acs/www/about/why-we-ask-each-question/. They are not going to like the possibility that they might end up on YouTube and be linked to all the sites discussing the ACS. She was a little surprised how I knew things about her. So he then left. We have always taught him not to talk to people he does not know and never give out information. He told the guy to just make something up. If anyone would love to start a case action in this matter feel free to get a hold of me. Don't believe that the government does not already know exactly where that money is needed. Apr 15 -- The Census Bureau invites comments to OMB by May 16, 2022 on the three-year extension of the American Community Survey and the Puerto Rico Community Survey. I live in a high-rise condo building (where I rent), so let them come get me. Interesting. The census worker also tried to "bait" me into giving false answers by saying "just answer the question anyway you like even if it's not true." In a 13-page order, United States District Judge David G. Estudillo found that the federal government never subjected the plaintiffs, who refused to take the American Community Survey (ACS), to a genuine threat of prosecution. As a result, the judge wrote, the plaintiffs claims are not ripe for review., A key contention between the parties was whether the government communicated to the plaintiffs a specific warning or threat of prosecution over their refusal to fill out the ACS. Thanks! Unbelievable that she is now spying on us. Moreover, since there are no reported instances of the Census Bureau taking legal or financial action, some speculate that the Census Bureau's threats carry no weight. The census cannot ask or get your social security number in any way and you can supply any name you want. I will file a class action suit against the Government if they continue to harass me and hope to gain momentum in order to force the government to be liable for any information lost on their part. There is absolutely no possibility they can guarantee this information will not be disseminated to others or exposed to malevolent wrongdoers. We need to take a stand and not put up with all the socialist crap the government wants us to do. And so is mine. The majority of the survey questions were drawn from published surveys [13, 20, 21]. We do not live in 1930's Germany but you sure can't tell by reading the questions on this form. As a retired LEO, state law keeps all my info private, unless court ordered. I told him that on the advice of my attorney I had shredded the form. Yes we find the government annoying, but we could turn things around to our advantage and make things fun. Remember, it is Congress that is the creator of federal law, and the enumerator of penalties for violations of the law, not the U.S. Census Bureau. "Um, I filled it out twice". With a president and congress that constantly lie about everything, how do they expect me to believe that the information on the Census form is truly confidential? Just one question, what could the $1 billion could have been spent on other than conducting a poll? When I got to the financial questions I thought - what?? anon82113: umm, I worked for the census too. I am a 64 year old woman, living alone. I am so thankful for this website! They do go to your neighbors and landlord if you are a renter, and they do try to threaten and intimidate you by saying that if you don't answer then someone will return and will have the police with them, so yeah, keep on believing that it's all just a few harmless questions. The most aggressive "ally" nation caught spying on the United States is Israel. I live in upstate New York and was just threatened that the census taker would be back with the police and his supervisor because I refused to fill out the form. Perhaps act so insanely crazy they will be glad to leave. Over a college survey they want me to take. We've tossed two surveys in the recycle bin. I noticed that if I left the note on the door, they would sometimes pull up, then just drive off. "Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who who have the courage to defend it." Standing up for my rights in L.A. Why not just give em complete BS answers. 2d 570, 572 (N.D. I contacted an attorney's office on my questions and objections to see if they were valid and what the legal interpretation was of the constitution and the US code. Outraged in Maryland. According to some accounts, those recipients who chose not to return the form and did not respond to phone calls or private visits appeared to be hassled the least. The survey also asks how many bedrooms and bathrooms you have in your house, along with the fuel used to heat your home, the cost of electricity, what type of mortgage you have and monthly mortgage payments, property taxes and so on. They even sent me a Federal Express package telling me how important the information they still wanted to collect was. A final note to those of you who are, or consider yourself Republicans: ACS after initial testing, "went national" in 2004. I'll give you potential issues with being counted. If they refuse, call 911 and report a hostile trespasser. Learn the different ways to respond to the American Community Survey -- online, by phone, by email. It then adds insult and temerity by threatening me for noncompliance? First, it may get lost or stolen and second, you don't know who these people are that you are giving it to. The employees of the Nazi Gestapo and Brownshirts said the same thing. Can you get in trouble for not filling out your Census form? The response does not form an attorney-client relationship, nor is it intended to be anything other than the educated opinion of the author. I didn't argue or discuss it, just stated the truth and hung up immediately. The ACS asks dozens of questions on a wide variety of topics to gather information about the demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics of the population. That didn't stop the harassment, visits leaving notes while I was at work, or conversations asking my neighbors questions about me like I was some criminal or something. And finally, to the person who looked up the Census rep's name then mentioned her husband had called and wanted her to stop at the store so she looked at him in shock? It's a breath of fresh air. Eventually, a Census Bureau worker begins calling the home in an effort to elicit answers. Q: How does the Census Bureau typically ensure that people complete the survey? Do not give them your info! The census taker left a note me a note today. Best policy is to avoid answering the door to strangers but it's difficult to do if you are outside a lot. They have all the information they need from the IRS. I'm a stay-at-home Momma with a toddler daughter. That includes visitors then which would not be falsifying info. Go Tea Party! Now they harass us all of the time. No one from the Census has ever asked for your social security number - perhaps someone *posing* as a Census Field Rep. did, but not an employee of the Census. After they fill out the form, I seriously doubt they think about you ever again. Please post legal options for readers when census takers are sharing personal information with neighbors! Alternatively, you can always "nut up" when they call. It is the premier source for detailed population and housing information about our nation. If people answer the survey maybe they will get the funding to have proper educational programs. Too many are dependent on the government already. The Census Bureau states on their website that failure to complete the survey is unlikely to result in such a fine, however. Those . A lock ( If they are "anonymous" why do they need my name, telephone number and race? It is simply nobodys business. Name Number and street or P.O. We are given dominion (care) over so much and neglect it, destroy it, and enslave it. Thus, information obtained through the ACS is not simply used to inform government policy in a neutral manner, but is also being provided to private actors for the purpose of promoting corporate and/or political agendas. And you just know that if I answer a survey about college, they will just send me another next year and keep tracking me. It is SBO-1 (Survey for Business Owner and Self Employed) and states that it is mandatory per Title 13 USC. 'Useful' Idiots and the American Community Survey Then, there were just basic questions for everyone. That wasn't supposed to be able to happen. an American History (Eric Foner) Civil Liberties and Rights. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. You cannot be fined or worse for not filling out the survey. Movies. Although Mark xxxxxxx, the field representative, was professional, thorough and pleasant enough, Ive requested the Bureau cease these harassing efforts a second time during the phone call after he visited my home. I think that I will put this in the woodstove-just don't tell the EPA or they will be here to take away my woodstove. Where is the America I grew up in? Are Black Americans being locked out of the American dream of Then I received the long form, ignored it and received another long form which I also ignored. One recipient who did complete the survey but whose answers were misplaced by the Census Bureau wrote about his experience. As a current enumerator I'd like to say thanks to the great majority of people who have courteously answered census questions. I am young and strong and will not put up with this sort of thing. However, we will make it quite clear we will accept the risk and continue to take this stand. When I answered the door she said who she was and had a survey for me. Its as if this part of the government wants to create dirt on someone if they can find it! no one here is related etc., etc. Whether I'm white, black, hispanic, etc., or whether I own or rent my home, makes as much difference to the count of legal U.S. citizens as not having to show your legal or illegal status as a U.S. citizen. State that you have not made up your mind yet and will get back with them (think "slow roll"). Outrageous! Different people call at all hours and they block the name and number. I went through this myself and I read a Web forum that spanned several years with posters who had received the form, and what they had experienced. Mind your own business. We mailed in a partially filled out surveys with no birthdays or claims of citizenship (the Arizona authorities can't ask if someone is illegal, according to the feds, so neither can the feds ask me.) Today another call demanding to know my name and telling me I would be fined. As a result of widespread concern and perhaps out of frustration with the survey, several websites have been set up to provide public forums for recipients of the ACS. I'll see "YOU" on the tube."You Tube". This is how those rich people are rich, those "powerful" people are "powerful", and those happy people are happy. From (original) Poster 188: Knock on wood, the phone calls seem to have stopped. Don't fill out anything if you don't want the public to know some of your private information. Why the hell should I tell the government all this business about me? I remember the paperwork that I signed, highlighted the fact that it was a temporary position with no benefits of any sort. Good Question: Is the 'American Community Survey' real or fake? - WHEC I'll be laughing when funding for social programs and highway repair funding is cut in your area because you refused to answer simple questions that can not be connected to you. I would never be pleasant with someone who intentionally makes a living trying to make my life unpleasant. I am a patriot. You can search the internet and find many references to threats of a fine, but you won't find anyone who has ever been fined. Empowered by Congress with greater powers to amass information about citizens, the Census Bureau introduced the ACS in 2005. I told them I was not responding, and as I shut the door and walked away she stood on the porch and rang the bell, and since then it's all gone down hill. Read the Constitution. Then I'll find a place to post it and tweet it to my 350+ followers. We did not return the census, and received continuous letters and threats. (434) 978-3888 [22] For 12 of those categories, the information is used to assist private corporations. The less you say to them the faster they stop bothering you. As a descendant of both victims and survivors of the Auschwitz death camps, I have a keen sense of the length and breadth of what government intrusion in the lives of private citizens can result in. i feel like a jew in germany when these goons come knocking. What time do the male members of your household go to work? However, because the government has not brought a prosecution for a refusal to respond to the ACS, the question of a persons right to refuse has not yet been decided by a court. Apparently my post office would not send it to me. She then said "so you are refusing". Discussions on this page are currently closed. The Census Bureau can't issue a fine, they have to refer the case to the Dept. Call your local U.S. congress member. We got our second ACS in the mail along with a follow up postcard. I am a law abiding American citizen, tax payer (working 2 jobs) and a registered voter, not a criminal or bum or illegal immigrant living off the tax payers. It is the premier source for detailed population and housing information about our nation. That's exactly the number printed on the lower right had corner of my ACS form. But they oppose the highly detailed and personal information demanded in the American Community Survey and have refused to answer it. They bring in all additional people running up monies needed for schools, social programs. This is a bunch of crap. Get on with your life and answer the census. Beyond principle, I work in the defense of our nation as a senior leader and have good reason to be concerned. Fact Sheet: Protecting and Advancing Health Care for Transgender Adult Has anyone really admittedly shown that proof that they got fined? Where do we call to report this abuse? The census person came back by a week later. Without the enjoyment of this right, all others would lose half their value. [The bracketed words added for clarification], Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brimson, 154 U.S. 447, 479 (May 26, 1894). Census employees never ask for social security numbers or full financial disclosure. It's now the end of Jan. 2010 and I just received my second ACS form. I not only told them that I sent it in, but added that if I received another call, I would report it as harassment, and hung up immediately. I will fill it out and send it back to Census Bureau but I won't feel good about it. Is the 'American Community Survey' Letter a Scam or Legit? They don't want the constituents who elected them to be harassed. I now have multiple visits to my home every day, followed up by threatening calls with an hour of each. I have a nice little digital camera that makes high-definition video. Just had our 10th home visit from census people! He said he'd have the "government guy" contact me the next day. I filed my taxes, all the information they feel they need to know is there. And then I get this BS from a government agency? a race is a competition with winners and losers being monitored by individuals who are not in the running. This is crazy -- why is this still going on and why aren't people doing something about it? I have contacted The American Center For Law and Justice. Just slam the phone or door on them. When I mentioned the threat of a fine to the last caller she seemed horrified that I would accuse her of that and went out of the way to state that she didn't bring it up. I received my acs form,filled it out and threw it in the garbage where it belongs. Let's see if she comes back for her shower. I demanded who he was for the third time and he said us census. In what may be a coincidence, they often seem to call shortly after we arrive home and there is a vehicle marked "census" in the neighborhood. I will also show it to any of my neighbors who might know my name and ask that they not answer any questions about us from anyone. Does anyone know? You are a perfect example of why people should be outraged by the ACS. Proud to be American but wondering where we will be as a nation in ten years? me. U.S. 2020 Census FAQ | PRB [11] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Computer.pdf. Measuring America's People, Places, and Economy. Census Bureau Table. [24] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Race.pdf. You keep referring to the Constitution's original language and writings but that's been beat back again and again over the course of the years. Poster 209: I believe that it is better to clearly refuse up front. Sure, businessmen could use the info -- but because someone wants it, doesn't mean that I have to give it. She offered me her badge and supervisors number. About the American Community Survey How many, each age, and each sex. Should you answer personal questions from the American Community Survey I did not receive the additional questionnaire. I responded to the ACS. And if there isn't a law protecting these rights, then we need someone to make it happen! 0607-810 expired on 05/31/2008. In a climate of identity theft, unscrupulous banking practices, private interest( I mean industry) running the Federal Reserve, Private "credit" companies like experian controlling human potential by keeping track of every citizen and their spending (and why would they care if they get your credit report wrong because just who is their client - not you, it's "businesses"). Thank you for your time and attention to this, and I expect this matter to be closed. He told me that my info was not received and that he would be sending it back out in the mail. The 10-digit code appears above the address and to the right. If the government really wants to know your personal stuff, well they don't need the few benign questions answered to find you. Then you want to threaten with fines? U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (8-27-2019) SURVEY OF SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION, 2018. I thought the purpose of census was for representation purposes. That's a load of crap. I would rather pay the $100 fine to keep my freedom in check. Commission, 32 Fed. and inviting me to contact them if I had any concerns. At first, I completed the survey, sealed it in the envelope, and then did not send it. this implies you have obligations to help the government count but not to answer every intrusive question they might ask. Last night (Monday) he showed up at 7:30. Good grief! There were laws in place to protect those people and they were not protected. It is against the law to solicit minors so therefore they do not have to be counted in the total. Never give any phone numbers (tell them you don't have a phone and your employer forbids giving out the company cellular phone number). The last thing the execs at the Census Bureau want to see is a video of one of their "enumerators" on YouTube, the Six O'clock News, or in Congress or a courtroom harassing and threatening a citizen/voter with a big fine or jail time if that person refuses to give out the personal details of his life to a perfect stranger. I am in the middle of this ACS thing now and refusing to answer. I asked my accountant about them and he recommended not to fill them out. For instance, the ACS asks how many persons live in your home, along with their names and detailed information about them such as their relationship to you, marital status, race and their physical, mental and emotional problems, etc. Yet, it seems lately that these rights are being taken from the American people. When I returned home he was scared and thought he did something wrong. !Now I have to pay for temp workers who have my private info to sell overseas maybe???? Nevertheless, fines and legal action are technically possible. They are so proud to be counted among the blessed. this census is complete crap and an invasion of my rights a a citizen. That and the census has been used in the past to identify people of Japanese, German, and Italian descent. Oh wait -- the U.S. postal would never misdirect mail. Thank you for answering, I am grateful for this site, but hesitant to put email addy, or other info about me. ACS estimates are all period estimates representing an interval of time, not a single date like April 1, 2010. I never have, EVER owned an apartment or resort. I guarantee it will be a short and polite conversation and the last time they ever bother you! How many times has this person been married? I work for a defense contractor, and when I applied for a security clearance, there were way fewer questions, and much less invasive than were on the ACS long form. I refused to answer these as these are not required. Access American Community Survey data on the Census Bureau's new platform, data.census.gov. If you are clear and firm in your refusal they will leave you alone. they will tell you its the law, but since when do we have to answer to the government who lives in our house and who they are related to and what time we go to work, what time to we return? The public also plays a role in the erosion of our judiciary. However, the Website for the U.S. Census Bureau. Federal law mandates as much, but the bureau also doesn't seek to penalize individuals who fail to participate. Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). Since then, I have received four phone calls from the US Census Bureau. I am a prisoner in my own home. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, nor a paranoid, but goodness knows the intrusiveness of these questions can certainly drive a person to it. do we have a hot water heater? It's hard to believe that a patriotic, high school social studies teacher, and law-abiding citizen, such as myself, could be compelled to suggest such civil disobedience--but here I am, and hear me loud. I will pay the fine if that is what it takes. I say the heck with Big Brother, ours is going in the garbage, and I'm no longer answering their calls (love caller ID)! You wouldn't be getting personal visits and/or phone calls from these Census workers right now. The surveyor didn't respond to that one when we had a "terse" discussion with them today. Not to mention the ethnic origin of any person on a questionnaire is profiling a house. according to the constitution it limits the government's ability to do anything but enumerate. Then I received the ACS. Now whenever we come home, Ms. Nosy Neighbor calls a different census worker who hurries over and tries to get us to answer the door. He was very surprised. So, my husband filled it out with the lady standing at my front door. mandatory. According to Title 13, Section 221 (Census, Refusal or neglect to answer questions; false answers) of the United States Code, persons who fail or refuse to respond to the mail-back census form, or refuse to respond to a follow-up census taker, could be fined up to $100. I am proud to be an American, but not very proud of our government. The ACS and Census Bureau have no legal standing to enforce the bogus laws that were passed to allow this survey. If you waiver or hide, they will keep trying. Smile. First time around it ended with phone calls and then they I was given a $25 gift card at the Home Depot. Your results may vary but that was my experience. The reality appears to be that recipients can refuse to comply. I have written both my senators, Warner and Webb of Virginia, and stated my refusal to comply with the ACS. What time do I leave for work, -26:00 in the afternoon. According to the letter, responses to the "American Community Survey" help communities to decide where important services are needed, including improving roads and reducing traffic, building. We should not have to fear such "power hungry, and commission-crazy animals! do i have right to due process? I will sleep well tonight. The response given is not intended to create, nor does it create an ongoing duty to respond to questions. We are getting a camera for the outside of our home this week, so we will be ready. The ACS is a legitimate survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, which is part of the Department of Commerce. Will these jackasses really come after me or is all this talk about fines and such just a scare tactic? So before you go crying about your rights being violated, try actually reading the document that has given you these rights. I told that I had already fulfilled my Constitutional duties as a citizen with my mailed-in short form, and then told her the ACS and her harassment of me in my home is unconstitutional. The name of my employer, my wages for the previous year, the number of exemptions for my house, my social security numbers as well as those of my dependents, my marital status. Washington Nj Obituaries, How Much Space Does 1 Billion Dollars Take Up, Uplink Unemployment Login, Articles A
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[36] This same principle could apply to questions posed by ACS agents. Three times they were soaked standing at my door. People, look around you and see. He claimed he'd be back. I was truthful in all 10 short form answers. My wife and I were not home at the time the census work stopped by. Three days later, the supervisor came out. Of course, I had no clothes on, not expecting a peeping tom to be looking out of the woods in the first place. Person 18a. Homeownership rates, both overall and for white and Black Americans, have increased since 1994. The Institutes mission is twofold: to provide legal services in the defense of civil liberties and to educate the public on important issues affecting their constitutional freedoms. March 01, 2023 Severe maternal morbidity (SMM) is defined as unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery that result in significant short- or long-term consequences to a person's health, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). I ignored all of them. The Academic Mind in 2022: What Faculty Think About Free Expression and * Compared to other measured TV manufacturers in the 2022 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) survey of customers. [3] The purpose of the decennial census is to apportion the 435 members in the U.S. House of Representatives among the several states. Similarly, the plaintiffs contest that nothing in the federal code allows for a fine for refusal to answer the American Community Survey to be considered a criminal offense. I never will. Constitution of the United States of America. [25] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Sex.pdf. OK anon75478: Then you won't mind answering these question will you? Anything that you answer can be used for this book, which is usually for your town, county, etc. PDF Survey of Sexual Victimization, 2018: Locally or Privately-Operated While the survey states that my address was selected at random for the survey, they have my address and unlisted telephone number, which they call regularly. The Census Bureau insists that personal information contained in these devices was protected by passwords and other security measures. OK then, so why waste my time asking questions? I pay my taxes honestly, obey the laws of the land, don't speed, don't spit on the sidewalk and I will always open the door for a lady. It also asked for the full names, DOB, SS# of all person including children. One concern with the collection of such private information, especially financial information, is that ACS information could be compared to information provided to the Internal Revenue Service on tax returns. He handed me the form which I took and threw in the fireplace, in his view, while he said they'll send more people out. Although no reports have surfaced of individuals actually being penalized for refusing to answer the survey, the potential fines that can be levied for refusing to participate in the ACS are staggering. We will ask the rep to make it clear what will happen if we don't answer the survey, then verbally accept the consequences. Wow! I vote, and if the politicians do not honor their promises when they get into office, I'm sure Uncle Sam couldn't care less about what my area needs either. I don't believe the ACS should, or has the right, to require more. We need to stick up for our rights. When they ask for race, that's what gets me. [18] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/MortgageSMOC.pdf. This has been going on for almost three months and has caused tremendous stress in our household. The US Census Bureau makes it clear that the American Community Survey (ACS) is authorized under Sections 141 and 193 of Title 13 of the United States Code, and that compliance with the survey is legally mandatory. i told her no, she kept asking, i kept telling her no and eventually snuck in my apartment when she drove to park. ClassAction.org is a group of online professionals (designers, developers and writers) with years of experience in the legal industry. [22] http://www.census.gov/acs/www/about/why-we-ask-each-question/. They are not going to like the possibility that they might end up on YouTube and be linked to all the sites discussing the ACS. She was a little surprised how I knew things about her. So he then left. We have always taught him not to talk to people he does not know and never give out information. He told the guy to just make something up. If anyone would love to start a case action in this matter feel free to get a hold of me. Don't believe that the government does not already know exactly where that money is needed. Apr 15 -- The Census Bureau invites comments to OMB by May 16, 2022 on the three-year extension of the American Community Survey and the Puerto Rico Community Survey. I live in a high-rise condo building (where I rent), so let them come get me. Interesting. The census worker also tried to "bait" me into giving false answers by saying "just answer the question anyway you like even if it's not true." In a 13-page order, United States District Judge David G. Estudillo found that the federal government never subjected the plaintiffs, who refused to take the American Community Survey (ACS), to a genuine threat of prosecution. As a result, the judge wrote, the plaintiffs claims are not ripe for review., A key contention between the parties was whether the government communicated to the plaintiffs a specific warning or threat of prosecution over their refusal to fill out the ACS. Thanks! Unbelievable that she is now spying on us. Moreover, since there are no reported instances of the Census Bureau taking legal or financial action, some speculate that the Census Bureau's threats carry no weight. The census cannot ask or get your social security number in any way and you can supply any name you want. I will file a class action suit against the Government if they continue to harass me and hope to gain momentum in order to force the government to be liable for any information lost on their part. There is absolutely no possibility they can guarantee this information will not be disseminated to others or exposed to malevolent wrongdoers. We need to take a stand and not put up with all the socialist crap the government wants us to do. And so is mine. The majority of the survey questions were drawn from published surveys [13, 20, 21]. We do not live in 1930's Germany but you sure can't tell by reading the questions on this form. As a retired LEO, state law keeps all my info private, unless court ordered. I told him that on the advice of my attorney I had shredded the form. Yes we find the government annoying, but we could turn things around to our advantage and make things fun. Remember, it is Congress that is the creator of federal law, and the enumerator of penalties for violations of the law, not the U.S. Census Bureau. "Um, I filled it out twice". With a president and congress that constantly lie about everything, how do they expect me to believe that the information on the Census form is truly confidential? Just one question, what could the $1 billion could have been spent on other than conducting a poll? When I got to the financial questions I thought - what?? anon82113: umm, I worked for the census too. I am a 64 year old woman, living alone. I am so thankful for this website! They do go to your neighbors and landlord if you are a renter, and they do try to threaten and intimidate you by saying that if you don't answer then someone will return and will have the police with them, so yeah, keep on believing that it's all just a few harmless questions. The most aggressive "ally" nation caught spying on the United States is Israel. I live in upstate New York and was just threatened that the census taker would be back with the police and his supervisor because I refused to fill out the form. Perhaps act so insanely crazy they will be glad to leave. Over a college survey they want me to take. We've tossed two surveys in the recycle bin. I noticed that if I left the note on the door, they would sometimes pull up, then just drive off. "Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who who have the courage to defend it." Standing up for my rights in L.A. Why not just give em complete BS answers. 2d 570, 572 (N.D. I contacted an attorney's office on my questions and objections to see if they were valid and what the legal interpretation was of the constitution and the US code. Outraged in Maryland. According to some accounts, those recipients who chose not to return the form and did not respond to phone calls or private visits appeared to be hassled the least. The survey also asks how many bedrooms and bathrooms you have in your house, along with the fuel used to heat your home, the cost of electricity, what type of mortgage you have and monthly mortgage payments, property taxes and so on. They even sent me a Federal Express package telling me how important the information they still wanted to collect was. A final note to those of you who are, or consider yourself Republicans: ACS after initial testing, "went national" in 2004. I'll give you potential issues with being counted. If they refuse, call 911 and report a hostile trespasser. Learn the different ways to respond to the American Community Survey -- online, by phone, by email. It then adds insult and temerity by threatening me for noncompliance? First, it may get lost or stolen and second, you don't know who these people are that you are giving it to. The employees of the Nazi Gestapo and Brownshirts said the same thing. Can you get in trouble for not filling out your Census form? The response does not form an attorney-client relationship, nor is it intended to be anything other than the educated opinion of the author. I didn't argue or discuss it, just stated the truth and hung up immediately. The ACS asks dozens of questions on a wide variety of topics to gather information about the demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics of the population. That didn't stop the harassment, visits leaving notes while I was at work, or conversations asking my neighbors questions about me like I was some criminal or something. And finally, to the person who looked up the Census rep's name then mentioned her husband had called and wanted her to stop at the store so she looked at him in shock? It's a breath of fresh air. Eventually, a Census Bureau worker begins calling the home in an effort to elicit answers. Q: How does the Census Bureau typically ensure that people complete the survey? Do not give them your info! The census taker left a note me a note today. Best policy is to avoid answering the door to strangers but it's difficult to do if you are outside a lot. They have all the information they need from the IRS. I'm a stay-at-home Momma with a toddler daughter. That includes visitors then which would not be falsifying info. Go Tea Party! Now they harass us all of the time. No one from the Census has ever asked for your social security number - perhaps someone *posing* as a Census Field Rep. did, but not an employee of the Census. After they fill out the form, I seriously doubt they think about you ever again. Please post legal options for readers when census takers are sharing personal information with neighbors! Alternatively, you can always "nut up" when they call. It is the premier source for detailed population and housing information about our nation. If people answer the survey maybe they will get the funding to have proper educational programs. Too many are dependent on the government already. The Census Bureau states on their website that failure to complete the survey is unlikely to result in such a fine, however. Those . A lock ( If they are "anonymous" why do they need my name, telephone number and race? It is simply nobodys business. Name Number and street or P.O. We are given dominion (care) over so much and neglect it, destroy it, and enslave it. Thus, information obtained through the ACS is not simply used to inform government policy in a neutral manner, but is also being provided to private actors for the purpose of promoting corporate and/or political agendas. And you just know that if I answer a survey about college, they will just send me another next year and keep tracking me. It is SBO-1 (Survey for Business Owner and Self Employed) and states that it is mandatory per Title 13 USC. 'Useful' Idiots and the American Community Survey Then, there were just basic questions for everyone. That wasn't supposed to be able to happen. an American History (Eric Foner) Civil Liberties and Rights. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. You cannot be fined or worse for not filling out the survey. Movies. Although Mark xxxxxxx, the field representative, was professional, thorough and pleasant enough, Ive requested the Bureau cease these harassing efforts a second time during the phone call after he visited my home. I think that I will put this in the woodstove-just don't tell the EPA or they will be here to take away my woodstove. Where is the America I grew up in? Are Black Americans being locked out of the American dream of Then I received the long form, ignored it and received another long form which I also ignored. One recipient who did complete the survey but whose answers were misplaced by the Census Bureau wrote about his experience. As a current enumerator I'd like to say thanks to the great majority of people who have courteously answered census questions. I am young and strong and will not put up with this sort of thing. However, we will make it quite clear we will accept the risk and continue to take this stand. When I answered the door she said who she was and had a survey for me. Its as if this part of the government wants to create dirt on someone if they can find it! no one here is related etc., etc. Whether I'm white, black, hispanic, etc., or whether I own or rent my home, makes as much difference to the count of legal U.S. citizens as not having to show your legal or illegal status as a U.S. citizen. State that you have not made up your mind yet and will get back with them (think "slow roll"). Outrageous! Different people call at all hours and they block the name and number. I went through this myself and I read a Web forum that spanned several years with posters who had received the form, and what they had experienced. Mind your own business. We mailed in a partially filled out surveys with no birthdays or claims of citizenship (the Arizona authorities can't ask if someone is illegal, according to the feds, so neither can the feds ask me.) Today another call demanding to know my name and telling me I would be fined. As a result of widespread concern and perhaps out of frustration with the survey, several websites have been set up to provide public forums for recipients of the ACS. I'll see "YOU" on the tube."You Tube". This is how those rich people are rich, those "powerful" people are "powerful", and those happy people are happy. From (original) Poster 188: Knock on wood, the phone calls seem to have stopped. Don't fill out anything if you don't want the public to know some of your private information. Why the hell should I tell the government all this business about me? I remember the paperwork that I signed, highlighted the fact that it was a temporary position with no benefits of any sort. Good Question: Is the 'American Community Survey' real or fake? - WHEC I'll be laughing when funding for social programs and highway repair funding is cut in your area because you refused to answer simple questions that can not be connected to you. I would never be pleasant with someone who intentionally makes a living trying to make my life unpleasant. I am a patriot. You can search the internet and find many references to threats of a fine, but you won't find anyone who has ever been fined. Empowered by Congress with greater powers to amass information about citizens, the Census Bureau introduced the ACS in 2005. I told them I was not responding, and as I shut the door and walked away she stood on the porch and rang the bell, and since then it's all gone down hill. Read the Constitution. Then I'll find a place to post it and tweet it to my 350+ followers. We did not return the census, and received continuous letters and threats. (434) 978-3888 [22] For 12 of those categories, the information is used to assist private corporations. The less you say to them the faster they stop bothering you. As a descendant of both victims and survivors of the Auschwitz death camps, I have a keen sense of the length and breadth of what government intrusion in the lives of private citizens can result in. i feel like a jew in germany when these goons come knocking. What time do the male members of your household go to work? However, because the government has not brought a prosecution for a refusal to respond to the ACS, the question of a persons right to refuse has not yet been decided by a court. Apparently my post office would not send it to me. She then said "so you are refusing". Discussions on this page are currently closed. The Census Bureau can't issue a fine, they have to refer the case to the Dept. Call your local U.S. congress member. We got our second ACS in the mail along with a follow up postcard. I am a law abiding American citizen, tax payer (working 2 jobs) and a registered voter, not a criminal or bum or illegal immigrant living off the tax payers. It is the premier source for detailed population and housing information about our nation. That's exactly the number printed on the lower right had corner of my ACS form. But they oppose the highly detailed and personal information demanded in the American Community Survey and have refused to answer it. They bring in all additional people running up monies needed for schools, social programs. This is a bunch of crap. Get on with your life and answer the census. Beyond principle, I work in the defense of our nation as a senior leader and have good reason to be concerned. Fact Sheet: Protecting and Advancing Health Care for Transgender Adult Has anyone really admittedly shown that proof that they got fined? Where do we call to report this abuse? The census person came back by a week later. Without the enjoyment of this right, all others would lose half their value. [The bracketed words added for clarification], Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brimson, 154 U.S. 447, 479 (May 26, 1894). Census employees never ask for social security numbers or full financial disclosure. It's now the end of Jan. 2010 and I just received my second ACS form. I not only told them that I sent it in, but added that if I received another call, I would report it as harassment, and hung up immediately. I will fill it out and send it back to Census Bureau but I won't feel good about it. Is the 'American Community Survey' Letter a Scam or Legit? They don't want the constituents who elected them to be harassed. I now have multiple visits to my home every day, followed up by threatening calls with an hour of each. I have a nice little digital camera that makes high-definition video. Just had our 10th home visit from census people! He said he'd have the "government guy" contact me the next day. I filed my taxes, all the information they feel they need to know is there. And then I get this BS from a government agency? a race is a competition with winners and losers being monitored by individuals who are not in the running. This is crazy -- why is this still going on and why aren't people doing something about it? I have contacted The American Center For Law and Justice. Just slam the phone or door on them. When I mentioned the threat of a fine to the last caller she seemed horrified that I would accuse her of that and went out of the way to state that she didn't bring it up. I received my acs form,filled it out and threw it in the garbage where it belongs. Let's see if she comes back for her shower. I demanded who he was for the third time and he said us census. In what may be a coincidence, they often seem to call shortly after we arrive home and there is a vehicle marked "census" in the neighborhood. I will also show it to any of my neighbors who might know my name and ask that they not answer any questions about us from anyone. Does anyone know? You are a perfect example of why people should be outraged by the ACS. Proud to be American but wondering where we will be as a nation in ten years? me. U.S. 2020 Census FAQ | PRB [11] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Computer.pdf. Measuring America's People, Places, and Economy. Census Bureau Table. [24] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Race.pdf. You keep referring to the Constitution's original language and writings but that's been beat back again and again over the course of the years. Poster 209: I believe that it is better to clearly refuse up front. Sure, businessmen could use the info -- but because someone wants it, doesn't mean that I have to give it. She offered me her badge and supervisors number. About the American Community Survey How many, each age, and each sex. Should you answer personal questions from the American Community Survey I did not receive the additional questionnaire. I responded to the ACS. And if there isn't a law protecting these rights, then we need someone to make it happen! 0607-810 expired on 05/31/2008. In a climate of identity theft, unscrupulous banking practices, private interest( I mean industry) running the Federal Reserve, Private "credit" companies like experian controlling human potential by keeping track of every citizen and their spending (and why would they care if they get your credit report wrong because just who is their client - not you, it's "businesses"). Thank you for your time and attention to this, and I expect this matter to be closed. He told me that my info was not received and that he would be sending it back out in the mail. The 10-digit code appears above the address and to the right. If the government really wants to know your personal stuff, well they don't need the few benign questions answered to find you. Then you want to threaten with fines? U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (8-27-2019) SURVEY OF SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION, 2018. I thought the purpose of census was for representation purposes. That's a load of crap. I would rather pay the $100 fine to keep my freedom in check. Commission, 32 Fed. and inviting me to contact them if I had any concerns. At first, I completed the survey, sealed it in the envelope, and then did not send it. this implies you have obligations to help the government count but not to answer every intrusive question they might ask. Last night (Monday) he showed up at 7:30. Good grief! There were laws in place to protect those people and they were not protected. It is against the law to solicit minors so therefore they do not have to be counted in the total. Never give any phone numbers (tell them you don't have a phone and your employer forbids giving out the company cellular phone number). The last thing the execs at the Census Bureau want to see is a video of one of their "enumerators" on YouTube, the Six O'clock News, or in Congress or a courtroom harassing and threatening a citizen/voter with a big fine or jail time if that person refuses to give out the personal details of his life to a perfect stranger. I am in the middle of this ACS thing now and refusing to answer. I asked my accountant about them and he recommended not to fill them out. For instance, the ACS asks how many persons live in your home, along with their names and detailed information about them such as their relationship to you, marital status, race and their physical, mental and emotional problems, etc. Yet, it seems lately that these rights are being taken from the American people. When I returned home he was scared and thought he did something wrong. !Now I have to pay for temp workers who have my private info to sell overseas maybe???? Nevertheless, fines and legal action are technically possible. They are so proud to be counted among the blessed. this census is complete crap and an invasion of my rights a a citizen. That and the census has been used in the past to identify people of Japanese, German, and Italian descent. Oh wait -- the U.S. postal would never misdirect mail. Thank you for answering, I am grateful for this site, but hesitant to put email addy, or other info about me. ACS estimates are all period estimates representing an interval of time, not a single date like April 1, 2010. I never have, EVER owned an apartment or resort. I guarantee it will be a short and polite conversation and the last time they ever bother you! How many times has this person been married? I work for a defense contractor, and when I applied for a security clearance, there were way fewer questions, and much less invasive than were on the ACS long form. I refused to answer these as these are not required. Access American Community Survey data on the Census Bureau's new platform, data.census.gov. If you are clear and firm in your refusal they will leave you alone. they will tell you its the law, but since when do we have to answer to the government who lives in our house and who they are related to and what time we go to work, what time to we return? The public also plays a role in the erosion of our judiciary. However, the Website for the U.S. Census Bureau. Federal law mandates as much, but the bureau also doesn't seek to penalize individuals who fail to participate. Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). Since then, I have received four phone calls from the US Census Bureau. I am a prisoner in my own home. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, nor a paranoid, but goodness knows the intrusiveness of these questions can certainly drive a person to it. do we have a hot water heater? It's hard to believe that a patriotic, high school social studies teacher, and law-abiding citizen, such as myself, could be compelled to suggest such civil disobedience--but here I am, and hear me loud. I will pay the fine if that is what it takes. I say the heck with Big Brother, ours is going in the garbage, and I'm no longer answering their calls (love caller ID)! You wouldn't be getting personal visits and/or phone calls from these Census workers right now. The surveyor didn't respond to that one when we had a "terse" discussion with them today. Not to mention the ethnic origin of any person on a questionnaire is profiling a house. according to the constitution it limits the government's ability to do anything but enumerate. Then I received the ACS. Now whenever we come home, Ms. Nosy Neighbor calls a different census worker who hurries over and tries to get us to answer the door. He was very surprised. So, my husband filled it out with the lady standing at my front door. mandatory. According to Title 13, Section 221 (Census, Refusal or neglect to answer questions; false answers) of the United States Code, persons who fail or refuse to respond to the mail-back census form, or refuse to respond to a follow-up census taker, could be fined up to $100. I am proud to be an American, but not very proud of our government. The ACS and Census Bureau have no legal standing to enforce the bogus laws that were passed to allow this survey. If you waiver or hide, they will keep trying. Smile. First time around it ended with phone calls and then they I was given a $25 gift card at the Home Depot. Your results may vary but that was my experience. The reality appears to be that recipients can refuse to comply. I have written both my senators, Warner and Webb of Virginia, and stated my refusal to comply with the ACS. What time do I leave for work, -26:00 in the afternoon. According to the letter, responses to the "American Community Survey" help communities to decide where important services are needed, including improving roads and reducing traffic, building. We should not have to fear such "power hungry, and commission-crazy animals! do i have right to due process? I will sleep well tonight. The response given is not intended to create, nor does it create an ongoing duty to respond to questions. We are getting a camera for the outside of our home this week, so we will be ready. The ACS is a legitimate survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, which is part of the Department of Commerce. Will these jackasses really come after me or is all this talk about fines and such just a scare tactic? So before you go crying about your rights being violated, try actually reading the document that has given you these rights. I told that I had already fulfilled my Constitutional duties as a citizen with my mailed-in short form, and then told her the ACS and her harassment of me in my home is unconstitutional. The name of my employer, my wages for the previous year, the number of exemptions for my house, my social security numbers as well as those of my dependents, my marital status.

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