Hi! Yoo hoo! Census takers!
“That’s right — not only can citizens be fined if they fail to answer the increasingly intrusive questions asked of them by the federal government..”
Has this ever been tested in the Federal Courts?
I’d ask for chapter and verse before taking this one at face value.
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http://2010.census.gov/2010census/how/census-taker.php
What is a Census Taker?
Open the door to a census taker and open doors for your community.
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By being counted you are standing up for what your community’s needs are. That’s why census takers are so important. A census taker is a person from your community who is hired by the Census Bureau to make sure that your neighborhood gets represented as accurately as possible. The census taker’s primary responsibility is to collect census information from residences. Most of these residences have not sent back their 2010 Census form.
The Census Bureau provides the census taker with a binder containing all of the addresses that didn’t send back a filled out census form.
The census taker then visits all of those addresses and records the answers to the questions on the form.
If no one answers at a particular residence, a census taker will visit a home up to three times and attempt to reach the household by phone three times. The census worker will leave a double-sided (English and Spanish) NOTICE of VISIT in the doorway that includes a phone number for the resident to schedule an appointment.
The census taker will ONLY ask the questions that appear on the census form.
Do I have to talk to the census taker?
Yes. Your participation in the 2010 Census is vital and required by law, (Section 221, of Title 13 of the U.S. Code). However, rather than rely on criminal charges, the Census Bureau is very successful in getting participation by explaining the importance of the questions we ask and how the information benefits our communities.
Your privacy and confidentiality is our priority:
The census taker who collects your information is sworn for life to protect your data under Federal Law Title 13. Those who violate the oath face criminal penalties: Under federal law, the penalty for unlawful disclosure is a fine of up to $250,000 or imprisonment for up to 5 years, or both.
These “laws” have never been tested in court because they would be squashed there. They are for intimidation purposes only... thus far. Many people refuse to answer any questions or allow census takers on their property. None have been prosecuted, at least by 2000. I worked for the Census in 2000 and in 1988-1990. In training we were told all these things and when questioned about how many people were prosecuted the answer was well, none, but they could be.
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Census workers will be in the field from May 1 through July 10 conducting interviews with residents of addresses from which a form was not received. The census worker will leave a double-sided (English and Spanish) NOTICE of VISIT in the doorway that includes a phone number for the resident to schedule an appointment. How Do I Identify A Census Worker?
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American Community Survey: Must I respond?
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Do I have to respond to the American Community Survey / Puerto Rico Community Survey?
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Yes. Respondents are required to answer all questions on the American Community Survey (ACS) to the best of their ability. Response to this and other Census surveys is required by law (Section 221 of Title 13, Chapter 7, United States Code). This chapter also contains information regarding offenses and possible penalties. According to Section 221, persons who do not respond shall be fined not more than $100. Title 18 U.S.C. Section 3571 and Section 3559, in effect amends Title 13 U.S.C. Section 221 by changing the fine for anyone over 18 years old who refuses or willfully neglects to complete the questionnaire or answer questions posed by census takers from a fine of “not more than $100” to “not more than $5,000.” More information.
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, we may contact you by phone or in person to obtain or clarify the missing information.
The ACS is part of the Decennial Census Program. It is a survey that is sent to a small percentage of our population on a rotating basis. These data previously were collected only in census years in conjunction with the decennial census. Since the ACS is conducted every year, rather than once every ten years, it will provide more current data throughout the decade. The Census Bureau may use the information it collects only for statistical purposes. Title 13 requires the Census Bureau to keep all information about you, and all other respondents, strictly confidential. Any Census Bureau employee who violates these provisions is subject to a fine up to $250,000, a prison sentence up to five years, or both.
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I can’t find anything on the CENSUS site suggesting the “census workers can enter your apartment in your absence.”
this is not true
This is hard to believe.
This information seems to be incorrect. I think we have plenty to hold against Obama without making things up. Bob Barr should know better.
From the official census site:
“Note that the census taker will never ask to enter your home “
http://2010.census.gov/2010census/how/preparing.php
Only if you pay jizya .... uhhh.... your nonmudslime healthcare tax!
Time to learn how to make a “bouncing betty”.
Besides, all the dumba$$ questions on the long form, most of that info the fed, state and local goobermints already possess.
Reckon the complete ineptness of the goobermint is really beginning to show plainly and painfully.
A census worker (woman with heavy Arab accent) was at my door yesterday. She showed her ID and wanted to know about my next door neighbor. After I told her he was the only one living there, she opened up his census form and thought I was going to help her fill the rest of it out. When I told her that was the only information I would give her, she got a little testy with me and wanted my name. I said goodbye to her and closed the door.
Hi! Yoo hoo! Census takers!
"They have been spit on, bitten by dogs, chased with baseball bats and cursed out with the foulest words you can imagine."
While I don't condone abuse of enumerators, I can certainly understand people's frustration with government intrusion, nosy questions, racially divisive agenda, and excessive cost.
If this fine is constitutional then could it follow that a fine for not having health insurance be constitutional?
4. premises
a. Land and the buildings on it.
b. A building or part of a building.
“Part” as in “a part ment”
I call shenanigans on the basis that if I am not home, the census taker has no one to count, so his being in my place is pointless.