He claims we need to answer the long form the ACS, etc. They are a toothless tiger. The American Community Survey (ACS) helps local officials, community leaders, and businesses understand the changes taking place in their communities. If someone knows where in the constitution it states this, please share. They do NOT enforce noncompliance, because they know this survey is UNAmerican and UNConstitutional and would NOT stand up in a court of law against The People. After spending almost an hour answering questions the first time the census take came to my house, they start calling me on Sunday afternoon -- enough is enough! But not so with us. The survey is 28 pages long and requires answers to between 95 and 263 questions depending on the number of persons living in the residence. The ACS program provides estimates annually for all states and for all medium and large cities . 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. I guess the fear that they may be prosecuted for trespassing on private property wasn't worth the questionnaire. Please show me where the US Census Bureau was given the right to fine you or even where they are mentioned in these laws? So why would the government hire a company such as ACS to dig into our lives? I decided I did not want to answer the census because of the invasiveness of the questions. For every question not answered, there is a $100 fine. how much to start our businesses etc. Then I'll find a place to post it and tweet it to my 350+ followers. It seems what is good for the goose is not good for the gander. Ask yourself this question. We have received phone calls. As noted, the ACS seeks much more information than the number of persons in a household. That's all it is. To meet hiring needs in instructional areas, we are hosting an in-person job fair at Oakton High School on Saturday, March 4, 2023 (9 a.m. - 1 p.m.). 6)repeal criminal legislation like H.R. That this money is funding from the government, which makes it socialism. [4] The number of seats in the House of Representatives was established by Congress at 435 in 1911 and capped at that amount by Congress in 1929, although the number was temporarily increased to 437 in 1959 when Alaska and Hawaii were admitted to the Union. D. oes anyone understand what is involved in managing 300 million people spread out over an entire continent, each thinking all that matters is their individual needs? Our world leaders are puppets, and the puppet master is greed. Unless an individual has been charged and convicted of some criminal offense connected to the Census and the crime falls within section 3559, this $5,000.00 fine does not apply. Should all of us contact our local media so that everyone knows about ACS? If you had a wife who had been sexually assaulted, would you want the time you left for and came home from work circulated? As said by Mr. Justice Field in Re Pacific Ry. My husband and daughter fielded a few of them and honestly told the workers they didn't have the information or the form so they'd have to try to catch me. One fact I see missing is that they say you are cheating you state and city out of government funds (our tax dollars). Optimize Your Non-Profit with Census Data. Then we started getting the calls. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a nationwide survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau to provide communities with demographic, social, economic, and housing data every year. I don't feel they need to know all the crap they are asking. It seems to me that *all* the information they need and want should be available to them from our 1040's. Best wishes, and see you all after the election. I thought the purpose of census was for representation purposes. The court agreed with the defendants contention that courts have consistently considered unripe for review cases wherein there was no specific threat of enforcement or history of prosecution under the relevant statutes.. He stated I would receive no further calls from the census but the next contact would be from the Justice department. However, I am sure I will get another one. Whats the names and ages of all the female members of your household? Constitution of the United States of America. We keep refusing them and they keep threatening us. Back in 2003 or so we also received a very long census questionnaire, with information I did not want to publish. This was way out of line and uncalled for! DATA SUPPLIED BY. "When the people fear their government there is tyranny. Do as you see fit. I clearly refused the first polite guy who called and then more firmly refused the stern woman who called next. He claimed he'd be back. The woman was carrying a clip board. I did not send it back, I received another and still did not fill it out. One month ago, I received a letter stating that the census was coming. I'm a stay-at-home Momma with a toddler daughter. It's unbelievable that they have the right to do this, on principle alone, I will not. I am only a man, a man who believes in his liberties and will stand against this government crap! As she walked away, I told her that her husband Ray just called and wanted her to stop at the store at a location next to her house. NO ONE EVER GETS IN TROUBLE for refusing to answer. I didn't argue or discuss it, just stated the truth and hung up immediately. This has been going on for almost three months and has caused tremendous stress in our household. It's sent out to about 3.5 million households. The judge summarized that general statements made by the Census Bureau with regard to, say, the support of federal law or that taking the ACS was required by U.S. law fall short of the benchmark necessary to constitute a specific threat of prosecution. On Monday, a worker left a letter at my door advising he would return again. Finally, the last enumerator knocked one more time, then took away the last notice, which I decided to leave there. A third "live" call, and I told the caller again that I'd sent it (the Census) in and that I would report this call as harassment. I filled out my form, sent it in and a few weeks later another one came. Even in police states, they don't ask these questions asked by the Census Bureau for the ACS. I answered nothing else and therefore did not lie on a government form. I gave only the necessary information for an actual enumeration of my household. They have all the information they need from the IRS. Why all the bad-mouthing of these people who are taking these jobs to support their families in these hard economic times? I have worked as an enumerator. Facebook; Twitter; Instagram; Pinterest; Flickr; YouTube; LinkedIn; City Services. don't let them take our rights away even more than they already have. For another 22, the information is used to aid advocacy groups, and in nine of those cases, the Census Bureau states that the responses will be used by advocacy groups to advocate for policies that benefit their groups, including advocacy based on age,[23] race,[24] sex,[25] and marital status.[26]. Thetwo statutes at most give the Defendants the authority to conduct a post-census statistical adjustment to ensure the accuracy of the decennial Census, the suit argues. The census is unconstitutional - read the enumerations - and the amendments already cited. In July, I started to receive visits. As one responder put it, if you only want to know the number of people, then what does race have to do with it? So I stand up to them and say NO, you don't need my private information in order to serve me better! They are not better people, more deserving, more intelligent, more experienced they didn't know "how" things were going to work out they just knew they would. And a law without consequences is no law at all. 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. One of the three enumerators did canvass my neighbors and got hold of one of them, who tried to call me and advised the census people were looking for me (I did not return the voicemail). She said she would mark me as "refusing" and I said fine and hung up. How many of our signers of the Declaration of Independence would fill out and sign THIS ACS form? But I will not tell you when I leave for work and about the medical condition of my relatives. While the long form was administered once a decade to a sample of households receiving the universal short-form census, the ACS is an ongoing survey of 3.5 million addresses annually (295,000 homes/month). The whole purpose of the census getting shortened was to entice people to fill it out, not this 20-page crap. Person 18a. Don't believe that the government does not already know exactly where that money is needed. You are a perfect example of why people should be outraged by the ACS. We are all Americans of the human race. It is most effective when analysts can see the relationship between various types of criminal incidents (e.g., homicides, drug dealing) and neighborhood characteristics (risk factors such as poverty, population density, and vacant housing), pinpoint where crimes are most likely to occur (hot spots), and focus police resources accordingly.[27] The Brookings Institute notes that because the ACS provides data every year, rather than every ten years, crime mapping is more effective and cheaper. anon77096: Why would anybody want federal funding for anything? The census cannot ask or get your social security number in any way and you can supply any name you want. That is just crazy. I have therefore included both Article 1 section 2 of the US Constitution, and the US Supreme courts decisions in upholding the right to privacy. The times they are a-changing. Finally, she said I am not answering anymore questions and they left her alone. She stated that the woman was no longer employed and asked if I could please give her the info. In three weeks they should mail me a duplicate form. I filled out the decennial census. Opponents of the American Community Survey disagree with the court's findings about its constitutionality. I asked my accountant about them and he recommended not to fill them out. I don't see what the big deal is. [15] The ACS questionnaire also demands that persons divulge how many automobiles they own[16] and whether you have trouble getting up the stairs. Most people allow themselves to be bullied and are afraid of breaking some law. Thank you for creating this site and letting me know that I am not alone with receiving these and answering them. The lawsuit looks to include all persons whom the United States Department of Commerce and Bureau of the Census requires to answer the American Community Survey but who have refused or will refuse to answer it. Person 30. After 40 years and right before everybody in the country is supposed to reply to the 2010 census? This questionnaire id just too personal and invasive of ones rights as a citizen in any country, let alone (supposedly) "The Land of the Free and The Brave" did Cheney, Bush, McCain, Obama fill one out? All i have to do is tell some temporary worker my family's medical history, financial history, and of course, what time we can be burglarized (oops, I mean the time of day that we leave and come home from work). Of course I had, but she got snotty like I was lying and said we would have to fill it out over again right-here-right-now. They have to get past the doorman first. I feel like that in itself is an invasion of my privacy. I am so glad I found this website. This is Big Brother keeping an eye on the revolution. I suspect the caller will hang up and take you off the list. I told them there is a problem if they are not getting their mail. they started harassing my boyfriend and some how i got thrown into it because i live here. so earlier before i got home he called me and told me his story of her showing up. To be sure, the calls were incessant for a time -- anywhere from one to eight calls a day for about six to eight weeks perhaps. I immediately informed him that on the advice of counsel I was refusing the survey. This is harassment, I am no threat. I'm sorry you feel the need to spread such fear and lies. When they arrive on your property, order them off your property. According to law you must answer all Census questions or face criminal charges and/or fines up to $100. I completed the regular census and destroyed the ACS. That went into the fire. Let's see if she comes back for her shower. Just perfect for making and uploading videos to YouTube and the news agencies. When the government fears the people there is liberty." You fill it out and keep it moving- we don't want to. EXCLUDE State operated juvenile residential facilities. Homeownership rates, both overall and for white and Black Americans, have increased since 1994. FORM. They just closed one of the best schools in the area, and nobody surveyed me to ask if I cared about that! First survey last month. They have been to my house, my place of business, also calling my place of business and if told I am busy they inform me they will call again in one hour. I can understand the desire to keep the information private. If it's not a big deal, then get rid of the census and don't tell me about funding- that's a load of crap! When are they going to get the hint and stop? I walked over to my neighbors later that evening and they told me that she did not come by to see them, but she was very persistent about getting the birth dates, ages, place of employment, phone numbers. Alternatively, those who returned the survey partially completed and communicated with the Census Bureau agents generally received more contacts. Our government today is so far from the Founding Father's ideals - demonstrated by the nasty face we are seeing in these examples. Perhaps act so insanely crazy they will be glad to leave. Q: Are you required by law to fully complete the American Community Survey? That's when I lost my patience and said "Look pal, you're here to count people right.
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