Person 18a. and these so called representatives. I sent in the Census form (and that's all I'm required to provide). Q: What are my options for objecting to the ACS survey as an intrusion on my Fourth Amendment rights? For over a quarter century, we have assisted, without charge, persons deprived of their liberty by government officials. 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. So far no challenges to our door visitors. Yet, he also said that the American Community Survey is continuing. I got another call tonight, but was not here to take the call. I have no idea about the ACS (or any of their personal questions). It's paranoid people like you all who cause your communities not to get the funding they need. They just look at you and say "Oh" and then walk away. This summer I sold my house and tried to cancel my FEMA flood insurance. Keep liberty free and stand up for your countries constitutional rights. We didn't send in the regular 2010 one and they came by the house. I have worked as an enumerator. [7] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Acreage_AgSales.pdf. American Community Survey: https://www.census.gov/acs Chicago Regional Office 1 (630) 288-9200 or 1-800-865-6384 Chicago.Regional.Office@census.gov Heartland Institute: www.heartland.org The. The American Community Survey (ACS) helps local officials, community leaders, and businesses understand the changes taking place in their communities. He asked if I would consent to a phone survey and I could decline from answering any questions I thought were too personal or intrusive. The surveyor didn't respond to that one when we had a "terse" discussion with them today. And, if the above comments stated that he can find all the info on the internet, then by all means find it, and leave me alone. She didn't have the common courtesy to disclose that little fact. this is absurd. The American Community Survey is mailed to 2.5% of the American population to collect statistical information for city planning. View All 26 Products. A Woodsboro couple is refusing to respond to a U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, saying the federal government's questionnaire is too invasive. [30] The Census Bureau also maintains that responding to the ACS is mandatory and that recipients are legally obligated to answer all questions.[31]. Q: How does the Census Bureau typically ensure that people complete the survey? [11] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Computer.pdf. 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." Don't know if it's the "bureau" calling or not, but I'm ready for them. In this workshop, you will find out how important the American Community Survey is for the nonprofit community and the unique ways nonprofits can use ACS data. We were hired to call people who did not respond and we left messages on answering machines. At first, I completed the survey, sealed it in the envelope, and then did not send it. I answered nothing else and therefore did not lie on a government form. OK anon75478: Then you won't mind answering these question will you? They have came to my door unannounced on many occations. I actually worked for the Census in 1970. I may not bother with this anyway. We will not be participating. I am not telling them anything. I don't know why someone said the country is going too far to left. They only want to know how many people live in the residents. Camp Lejeune residents now have the opportunity to claim compensation for harm suffered from contaminated water. They're people just like you are, Americans just like you are. The Founding Fathers wanted the power to stay with the people - but it took a revolution to secure it. There, I think I got my point across. Census worker says "I am with the census.". They gave up on me. 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]. Protect yourselves and your privacy, don't complete the form! It does make an interesting snapshot of america. When approached by census officials I will state that my religious beliefs prohibit giving any information beyond my name and the number of people in my house. What time do the male members of your household go to work? I since looked through the forms for the ACS on their site and it does ask far to much personal info. Any discrepancies, intentional or not, could result in an IRS audit of your returns. Other countries pay equally and get that ever elusive socialist universal health care. This is especially true if you have already returned your regular census form. We are entitled to "Quiet Enjoyment" of our homes. Since when has the Federal government come to my door or anyone elses and said "We want to help you get your road paved" or any other helpful act, and then asked me for my help by filling out a form to prove the necessity? This tool helps you do just that. Moreover, the survey of about 100 questions asks about private health information and how much in taxes and utility bills a household pays, and even about how many beds, cars, and washing machines the household has, the complaint relays. As a result, Congressional districts will need to be redrawn. I get hourly calls during the week. I am being harassed and threatened. A: There are significant and legitimate questions concerning the authority of the government to require, under threat of prosecution and penalty, that persons answer questions posed by the ACS. If you got grilled before then they are trying to find out the change in your situation over time. The census has gone outside the Constitutional limits for years with what they ask on the actual survey and now this? City Manager; Commissioner of the Revenue United we stand divided we fall. It also asked for the full names, DOB, SS# of all person including children. Estimates: 1-Year. The Census Act of 1976 specifically prohibits the use of statistical sampling in the creation of congressional districts. Get your head out of the clouds and step into reality. My 15 year old son was home at the time of the census worker stopping by. It's is reminiscent of Hitler's rise to power. I guess the fear that they may be prosecuted for trespassing on private property wasn't worth the questionnaire. You send it in it could become public information. Explain that their responses will constitute consent to display the video online. I have a few ideas to annoy them: Answer the door buck naked while eating a piece of chicken. 2018] IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY 113 surveys.18 After the 2000 Census, the Bureau chose to eliminate the long form and use a yearly survey instead.19 In 2006, the Bureau fully implemented the ACS throughout the United States.20 The ACS is now conducted yearly, and includes much of the same data requested by the 2000 long form.21 In . Thank you, wonderful conspiracy theorists for repeatedly posting erroneous information on here and showing everyone that you truly have no life. When I did return it, I left off my personal business. At that point I stepped in and said goodbye. Should be interesting to see if they ever follow up again. I ignored her as I was outside with my kids. Non parlo inglese!" I was hot and told her I have her number and I will call when I'm ready. They have no authority to uphold the ACS laws and they WON'T take action b/c they KNOW if this survey got out in the media it would be eliminated by public outcry. I did not receive the additional questionnaire. My husband sent him away as we were eating. I replied I would answer no questions. The Rutherford Institute has received hundreds of inquiries from individuals who have received the ACS and are not comfortable sharing such private, intimate details with the government or are unsettled by the aggressive tactics utilized by Census Bureau agents seeking to compel responses to ACS questions. You fill it out and keep it moving- we don't want to. Other than that, the sky is the limit. If someone knows where in the constitution it states this, please share. No reason to be rude to someone doing their job. Opponents of the American Community Survey disagree with the court's findings about its constitutionality. Unbelievable! of Justice. Different people call at all hours and they block the name and number. mandatory. Explore census data with visualizations and view tutorials. The rest I will leave blank or make up. I never have, EVER owned an apartment or resort. In the case of direct taxes (a direct tax is a tax on property based on ownership), this provision requires Congress to apportion the tax among the individual States based on population. Mind your own business. The first cluster of COVID-19 cases emerged out of Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019. I left the notice stuck to the door. I am sickened by all of it. The study found 86.1 attacks for every 1,000 transgender women and 23.7 attacks for every 1,000 cisgender women; it also found 107.5 attacks for every 1,000 . When neighbors gave them basic information, apparently the census taker then discussed the fact that they'd looked into tax records for "the residents of our home". On saturday he returned but I did not answer the door. anon88369: Census enumerators have every right to walk onto your property if they are assigned to do a questionnaire for your address. Miss. It's the amendments that congress is busy adding to the original Constitution while you guys are busy working, fishing, etc., instead of watching congressional actions on C Span or some such that are killing us and our rights. The Census Project works continuously to educate Congress about the critical importance of adequate yearly funding for 2020 Census planning and operations and for the American Community Survey. Anyone else with other info/advice is politely requested to add their two cents. Make the Census people eat this Supreme Court ruling: Neither branch of the legislative department [House of Representatives or Senate], still less any merely administrative body [insert Census Bureau], established by congress, possesses, or can be invested with, a general power of making inquiry into the private affairs of the citizen." The US government already has all the information they need on people who file their annual income tax. Well its going to get colder before I give them the info. I said I may have the second one, but discarded the first as a scam attempt. He ignored the legality but admitted there were corporate sponsors involved. Unreal! Please download the PDF to view it: Download PDF. No way was I going to submit that kind of info. (ACS question number 33). Instead, you are encouraged to call one of the Census Bureau's two telephone centers directly to determine the legitimacy of the call you just received: Jeffersonville, IN: 1-800-523-3205. About the American Community Survey There's no excuse for making a living out of trying to intimidate American citizens and using lies about the law to create a threatening and harassing atmosphere on one's own private property. The CFPB has set up a phone number at (855) 411-2372 expressly to help customers in more than 180 languages, and it provides free educational materials on banking in dozens of languages. Remember Germany. I guess we'll just wait and see. 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. ACS is really not worth losing any sleep over. From the American Community Survey and your tax dollars at work. Departments. Thank you, Poster 188. For everyone saying what's the big deal- go play in traffic. Filled out the short form months ago. [26] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/MaritalStatusHistory.pdf. The ACS is a legitimate survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, which is part of the Department of Commerce. I first starting receiving these things by mail like 4 years ago. In July, I started to receive visits. He had to come through a closed gate. Section (d) authorizes every 10 years starting 1985. We just got the letter today, to expect the questionnaire. Great. Do they ever stop with this? What time did this person usually leave home to go to work last week? 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. thanks for answering back with any helpful info. I am a retired airline captain and a former captain in the U.S.A.F. There are friends who ask me if I want to put up with the harassment from the government -wouldn't it be easier to just give in and give the information to them? Not to mention when the people came to my door I informed them that they were trespassing without proper identification and subject to arrest. Don't touch them and if they do touch you, even slightly, fall down and don't get up until an ambulance arrives. From what I've read online about the operation methods of the Census Bureau staff that won't have any chance of avoiding a phone call "Computer Aided Telephone Interview" But I'm hoping that by telling them every time that their OMB# is expired it will shorten my interview process somewhat. We didn't receive phone calls first, we had two visits at 7 p.m. from this lady with her little laptop. Please show me where the US Census Bureau was given the right to fine you or even where they are mentioned in these laws? Research brought me here. 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. The last time I looked, American's had the right to privacy. Firm, clear refusal. This workshop will demonstrate through hands-on exercises on how to access data using the Census Bureau tools for short and long-term Community planning. and see what they make of that. My question is: "Doesn't our government have enough information on us from our mandatory tax returns?" Well the federal government is functioning way beyond its legal powers and I will not feed that machine. The only thing is, I lied my butt off! I then hung up. Or are they? Still standing on my porch, I watched her drive back by my house when she left. I am getting bothered by the census people now and what really annoys me to death is that I look all over the place and see all these people with basement apartments making tons of money off the books. I received the ACS a few months ago, did some research and never filled it out. Plaintiffs do not allege Census Bureau representatives directly threatened them with prosecution, nor do they submit affidavits to that effect, Judge Estudillo wrote. I'm paid 400 goats and a chest of elderberries in barter for my services. Got angry and physical with me (not a lot, just a shove as I tried to take back the Public Servant Questionnaire he wouldn't fill out.). We keep refusing them and they keep threatening us. They do not give the Defendants the limitless power to compel Plaintiffs to produce personal information or opinions to Defendants.. We filled in very basic info and did put in the drive times. The letter accompanying the census form indicates it's used to decide how many representatives each state has in congress, and how much money my 'neighborhood' receives from the government. They say they are from the U.S. Dept of Commerce. Over a college survey they want me to take. While talking to the ACS lady on the phone I found out they didn't have a complete address and had sent me a form. The Legal Accountability Project is a nonprofit aimed at ensuring that as many law . This is about a rental property that is currently empty and was on April 1, if that really means anything. I have half a mind to call the local news media and tell them this story. It seems what is good for the goose is not good for the gander. If you are thinking about filling this out, don't! I have a nice little digital camera that makes high-definition video. Back to this census nonsense: I filled out the 2000 and don't owe them a thing until 2010 census. The Census sites say as much if you read them, something like 'well wee don't really want to fine anyone'. SEC-502-RS-Dispositions Self-Assessment Survey T3 (1) Techniques DE Separation ET Analyse EN Biochimi 1; C799 Task 2 - Task 2 paper; . Since then I have been visited a few times by a nice Dept. A man was arrested and charged with attempting to place an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft after his bag triggered an alarm at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania, US . I just get to pay more taxes for their tax free gain and it just is not fair. 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. I am glad to know there are plenty out there who are refusing to let our rights be trampled on!! This is ridiculous. I did call the police on them. ACS estimates are all period estimates representing an interval of time, not a single date like April 1, 2010. Well, it's just arrived in the form of a mail packet that asks volumes of personal, none of your business information. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS Matthew J. Holian, "Data and the American Dream: Contemporary Social Controversies and the American Community Survey" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021) Awards and Nominations. 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.