For everyone saying what's the big deal- go play in traffic.
The Rutherford Institute stands ready to defend your rights if they are violated by the government. How many of our signers of the Declaration of Independence would fill out and sign THIS ACS form? 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. I have yet to fill one out. I guess it's too simple, or full of common sense. [26] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/MaritalStatusHistory.pdf. So, do I really need to fill this out, or can I use it to line my bird cage? There are even amendments to the amendments. You'd better hope that you are aren't one of the unlucky three. That means *not* having our door pounded on constantly and yelled at that we are violating the law by not allowing these rude, despicable low class jerks into our homes! Official websites use .gov
Unbelievable! Access demographic, economic and population data from the U.S. Census Bureau. ACS is relatively new, it has merely replaced the "long form," as it was known, of the decennial census, which has been around for a very long time, and asked similar questions. No need to respond to the intrusive survey. However, the gap between homeownership rates not only persists, but has grown. Millions of dollars wasted! United we stand divided we fall. The first cluster of COVID-19 cases emerged out of Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019. This all happened while I was watching from my porch. You get the picture. The US government already has all the information they need on people who file their annual income tax. It is simply nobodys business. I started researching and am grateful for the advice by others here and on other sites. The small, everyday, humdrum, quietly approved bills they do each day are where the danger lies and more attention should be paid to those. 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. She then said "so you are refusing". The yahoos on the Hill will continue to usurp our rights. We have received phone calls. 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. 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. EXCLUDE incidents involving juveniles or youthful offenders held in facilities operated by your State juvenile system. Why the hell should I tell the government all this business about me? When we do the ACS on the phone, we do not ask for your SS #, we do not ask how many times you go to the bathroom. Person 30. In order to do that people response is required. [5] http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/forms-and-instructions/2016-form.html. I never will. I'm also going to contact her opponent and see if we can get some action on it for the upcoming debates. I told her the story and said I didn't have time for this right now. [6] https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about.html. I told him if he was good at counting, he could try counting my angry rottweilers as he ran for his life. But at the same time, phones are not supposed to be tapped. --JAS. They aren't the enemy, so I don't act hostile towards them, but it still unnerves me how they got my cell phone number. There should be a law against this. With enough people, we can make a change. Federal law requires U.S. residents to answer the ACS. As a result, Congressional districts will need to be redrawn. 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 feel empowered. I still am in my boxers since I just woke up and surely was not prepared for a slew of questions from this guy who was getting paid my tax money to invade my privacy). They also made an unannounced visit. Bottom line: we are supposed to give private information to individuals who are part time, temporary employees of Uncle Sam, the ACS seems to be confused about what they have and have not received and the US Postal Service seems not to be working either. 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]. [24] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Race.pdf. I was in my PJs and answered the door, thinking it was a neighbor. This government is OUT OF CONTROL! Because the rich have been given free passes by laws created by and for the rich, we must beware these so called laws they create. Thank you for your interest in the age, racial composition, daily habits, and private information regarding the private lives and private property of the members of my household. It's paranoid people like you all who cause your communities not to get the funding they need. Wow this there are so many ignorant people here! This means that there is no class that can be joined or signed up for by any consumers who feel they may have been covered by the litigation. of Commerce rep, and called on my cell phone. I have written to the senators of my state and didn't even receive a 'canned' response. 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. So I received two ACS forms in the mail and they are not going to be filled out. It is community based, and an effort to get away from the biased media to get the truth from people in the area it applies. See Clemons v. U.S. Dep't of Commerce, 710 F. Supp. So glad I came across this website while researching whether or not I had to respond to this stupid ACS I just got in the mail. Copyright 2023 The Rutherford Institute. Discussions on this page are currently closed. We said in Boyd v. U.S., 116 U. S. 616, 630, 6 Sup. Fine, sue me, I dare you, but stop holding me hostage in my home. Please meet, call write your congressperson to recommend that they sign on to this legislation, and get rid of this ridiculous intrusion of government into your private and personal affairs. But they oppose the highly detailed and personal information demanded in the American Community Survey and have refused to answer it. And how do they fine/prosecute a person if "answers" cannot be used in court or obtained by law enforcement? This second survey is going right in the burner. I filled it out. [15] The ACS questionnaire also demands that persons divulge how many automobiles they own[16] and whether you have trouble getting up the stairs. After four or five visits with three notices taped to the door over two weeks, they seem to have given up. [17] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Disability.pdf. Don't fill it out. I informed the caller, "Eric", that I did not wish to participate in the survey and to please remove my name from their phone list and mailing list. I replied I would answer no questions. Person 18a. I did this and then disposed of the form. The Legal Accountability Project. 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? (The car had to pass my house to get to the neighbors.) My blood pressure is through the roof right now after reading this survey. For example, in 2013 after the 2010 census, Florida gained two seats in the House, while New York lost two. They don't want the constituents who elected them to be harassed. I have contacted The American Center For Law and Justice. I told her again that I already gave the required info by law and there is no reason to give all that other information. Ridiculous. It's an invasion of privacy. While I also oppose the Census form being sent out, -anon70698, the number of representatives and taxes will be determined by the number of people in the area is what Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution is about. The other info that the ACS wants can be obtained from other Departments. i wish i still had my camcorder so i could do like the person said. But it did. If that's so, why is there a space for your name, date of birth and so much other identifying information that a blind man could identify the author of the answers. I told him "We're done here". Well, I will just have to wait for the "or else" because I will not be a robot for this government, asking when I go to work or who are all the females in my house with ages and names. I have received two of them so far in January 2010 and I am ignoring both. It is the premier source for detailed population and housing information about our nation. Most U.S. representatives have local offices. I did respond to the regular census and regret answering all of those questions. Polite, firm, refusal. I will not submit. Good luck everyone! No one has been fined for failure to comply, and no one ever will be.
PDF Comparing the American Community Survey and the Population Estimates Enough is enough and get real. I am a 64 year old woman, living alone. If this money is government funding for schools, street or seating representatives then why are so many teachers being laid off, why are the streets so damaged and incomplete. The law in Title 13 exists solely for the purpose of being able to print the treat on the forms and to use to intimidate scared grandmothers. Don't engage them in conversation or reason with them. I told her actually it's not.
Unbelievable that she is now spying on us.
Letters - The Census Project in preparation for the day this country is taken over by the European Union or China. I am so glad to once again stand up for my individual rights. Also, someone please answer this question: How can the census determine how many illegals are in the US, when they don't pay taxes, use our social security numbers, etc.? I guess I now have a 20 percent chance of getting a Census visitor next. Then I whistled up the dogs who escorted him tenderly to his car. Our surveys provide periodic and comprehensive statistics about the nation. I thought Hitler was stopped. [22] http://www.census.gov/acs/www/about/why-we-ask-each-question/. I am glad to know there are plenty out there who are refusing to let our rights be trampled on!! I would like to inform all participants that your lines have been placed on a listen-only mode until the question-and-answer session of today's call. "; or "How many fingers does Mickey Mouse have?". And you all sound sober and mature, not the lunatic fringe at all. I told the lady that I regarded the ACS as some kind of personal info fishing scam by criminals masquerading as the federal government and again stated that I had more than Constitutionally complied with the short form questions. While some of the ACS questions may seem fairly routine, the real danger is in not knowing why the information is needed, how it will be used by the government or with whom it will be shared. Then they came to my door while I was out of town and left me a note with their name and number. If you read and listen to them carefully they actually say that it's mandatory and you could be fined. No visits yet. I answered nothing else and therefore did not lie on a government form. It's not their business. Whose damn business is it if I own my house and whether I have a mortgage? And those people were gathered up and sent to internment camps. don't let this happen! this implies you have obligations to help the government count but not to answer every intrusive question they might ask. I don't even tell my grown kids this much information. Published: January 12, 2021 - 2:23 AM ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) Here's a Good Question-about an odd delivery in the mail. Please confirm. I will fill in my name, address, and very few pieces of information. First, it may get lost or stolen and second, you don't know who these people are that you are giving it to.
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