Comments on: The Unconstitutional Census Gestapo

By: MaggieNYC

MaggieNYC — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:43:45 +0000

I am currently being absolutely hounded by the American Community Survey "thugs". They keep calling and calling. They have called as late as 10:00 at night, on Sunday afternoons, early morning, you name it. How long does the harassment continue? So far, they have not visited me, but I'm frightened that they will. I live alone and I don't want these census bullies showing up. This is absolutely awful to be forced to give over one's private information, (such as your health condition; when you leave for work and when you get home; how much you earn; the name of your employer; your mental condition, your ancestry, how many times you have been married, when were you last married, are you pregnant, etc.) whether you want to or not. Is this truly America? It feels like some sort of police state. The most terrible thing of all — very few people seem to know about this. It must be made public. People need to know what is happening in America today!

By: Lou Bricano

Lou Bricano — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 06:29:46 +0000

Sorry, wingnut – you are wrong. The Constitution does not say, nor does it imply, that the census is to be simply a headcount. I don't like the intrusiveness of the questions, and obviously you don't as well, but they do not appear to be unconstitutional. You're going to have to look elsewhere for relief.

By: Emilia

Emilia — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:56:40 +0000

"On every question of construction carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates and instead of trying what meaning may be squeezed out of the text or invented against it, conform to the probable one in which it was passed," Thomas Jefferson. The Census was created so the correct number of seats in the House could be apportioned. There is NO need to know race, marital status or if you have plumbing in your house. As Patric Henry once wrote: "The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government." The 2010 Census would have gotten the Founding Fathers out in the streets at arms! Americans no longer deserve the wonderful country they created. "Posterity, you will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in heaven that ever I took half the pains to preserve it," John Adams.

By: kayrun

kayrun — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:28:22 +0000

Very good. I, too, considered doing this and expect to end up in federal court. I know my reasons for calling this survey a violation of the prohibition of Congress passing legislation infringing religious freedom (or establishing a specific religion). If you are still reading these posts, I would very much like to hear your reasons.

Thank you.
Kayrun

By: debbie

debbie — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:50:19 +0000

So do you give names? I don't think it's required under the Constitution and neither is age information. Four U.S. and State Citizens live here….and that's it right?

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 25 May 2010 00:46:48 +0000

Call The Rutherford Institute if the census bureau tries to prosecute you for refusing to surrender information via the American Community Survey. There are contstitutional lawyers all over the country just waiting for the census bureau to penalize someone for this. The Rutherford Institute will provide anyone so harassed with free legal service/lawyers/court costs, etc., plus it will get into the media BIG TIME. Just what the census bureau doesn't want to see happen. I've gotten one of these surveys and am ignoring it, which seems to be the best policy.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:04:41 +0000

JRT: I, too, worked for the 2000 Census and was just as you describe: a human being doing a job as well as she could, thinking that she was helping her country. I never harassed those that I contacted. I respected their right to answer or not. NOW, however, I fully realize that I was participating in the trampling of the Constitution and answered the ONE QUESTION only on my form. I will be kind to the census worker but FIRM and will do my best to educate her/him as to WHY I will answer that one question. I will even give that worker a booklet that contains the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, and selected quotations. We were all stupid at one time or another and the vast majority of us need to awaken before it's too late.

By: Paul K.

Paul K. — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:48:56 +0000

When the economic collapse happens?revolts and riots…….if it does happen they will have the personal information to round all of us up in a concentration camp. Remember WWII with the Japanese American citizens. We are next!. Lets get these congressional house thrown out at least most except for a few good honest humble men like the Ron Pauls.!

By: Fun with the Census

Fun with the Census — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:55:29 +0000

[...] The Unconstitutional Census Gestapo [N]ow that we understand that the only proper â€œconstitutional dutyâ€ is to simply count the people in a given area (not their address, gender, work status, ethnic background, number of toilets, etc.), then why are all these very personal and private questions asked in the first place? Why does the U.S. Census Bureau not only ask unconstitutional and personal questions, but demand that they be answered? Why in fact do these same cretins threaten anyone who doesnâ€™t comply with their Gestapo-style tactics? [...]

By: H Dolan

H Dolan — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:23:35 +0000

I agree with you. His point in reference to filling out the census is one thing, however, his statement in reference to the Constitution is not how I feel. I respect and hold dear the Constitution of the United States. It is what makes us the great country we are.