Comments on: My Response to the Census

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:02:16 +0000

What kind of a crazy, messed up world do you live in where there's some insidious purpose behind the freaking census? Yes, you're entitled to answer the way you did (there's no law against being a jackass), and likewise, they are entitled to ask those questions (provided they don't force you to respond, as apparently they did not), even if they are not explicitly given the power to demand the answers to them.

Why precisely do you object to the government knowing this information? How are they supposed to provide services if they don't have a reasonably good idea of the demographic they are serving? Honestly, the more the government knows about its citizens the better. Privacy, not patriotism, is the last refuge of scoundrels

By: Mark R

Mark R — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:51:45 +0000

I just had a census worker do a followup. I gave her the information on Question 1 (there are two people), then when she asked about age, gender, and race, I told her that I did not have to provide that information under the Constitution. She politely said "thank you" and walked off without incident.

By: Adam H.

Adam H. — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:02:08 +0000

Your justification based on Christianity is stale and lacks backing by any actual fact, be that scripture or any ACTUAL facts. If you take Jesus' message apropos his ideology and teachings would fall much closer to those of the "commie bastard" spectrum.

You seem like a constitutional trueist, and that is a very sad sad thing. The constitution was written over two hundred years ago -oh how the times have changed. The English language itself has shifted so much from when the constitution was written than it should be considered null and void given it has never been revamped or modernized.

You are a joke; quit hiding behind Jesus and conservative neo-Nazism so you can curb your subconscious racism/xenophobia/bigotry for at least a day.

By: derkdiggler

derkdiggler — Wed, 26 May 2010 22:21:57 +0000

I like that answer, if answers is what they want, give them more then they bargain for.

By: Derk

Derk — Wed, 26 May 2010 22:20:03 +0000

I put mine in my shredder but that only creates more problems as now I have someone knocking on my door daily and leaving notes. They claim they need 10 minutes of my time to get the answers. Can you believe it, teh government is paying someone big bucks to actually go door to door and ask personal questions?

By: Resources for dealing with the visiting Census taker | Central Maine Tenth Amendment Center

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:48:56 +0000

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By: Curious Progressive

Curious Progressive — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 04:05:35 +0000

You all must be very proud of yourselves. Paranoid much?

By: acekard

acekard — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:40:41 +0000

census should be there to check out weather the country is developing or not. Many things are calculated by census. Nation's economical status can also be checked by census. So it is necessary to take part in census.

By: Braveheart

Braveheart — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:36:45 +0000

I simply answered the first two questions, number of people, and did anyone else live at this address, that's it, for all other questions I answered fifth amendment, and to top it off I inserted a 5×11 copy of the Gadsden flag, to shake things up. Its time for a civil and continuous uprising against this fascist government.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:03:24 +0000

Prior to mailing our census form we received a notice in the mail that the form was coming. Later a person actually delivered the form to our door. A few days after that, a lady came to the door to ask us some questions about the census. She was able to ask one question before I sent her on her way. The one question was, "What is the physical address of this house?" I told her, "The address is on the sign at the end of the driveway." She said, "No, you have to tell me." I said, "No, you can read the sign." That ended that conversation. A few days later, I received another notice in the mail about the census. So, before mailing the census on April 1, we had 4 communications from the Commerce Dept about the census! Seems to me the government could save some money and cut down on all of these communications. Oh! And, I only answered question #1. Did you know in order to get people to work in Aspen, they had to put them up in $200/night hotel rooms there? Now, a $200/night hotel room in Aspen is probably a Super 8, but still . . . . .