RKMBs Forums .::Important::. Politics and Current Events G-Man. Regarding the Census what do I have to answer legally?

Is there anything I should skip? I don't want to aid the socialist regime in any way. I believe all they are entitled to legally is how many people reside in the dwelling...correct?

You have to tell them how many of your illegal Mexecian workers you're hiding in your basement.

Good question. Let me look into it.

Ha!! Shows how much you know......they're Chinese,not Mexican.And there are 6.

I wouldn't waste my time if I were you, G-man. I'm pretty sure you don't have to list the number of traffic tickets you've gotten on the census.

Have you forgotten that Obama has considered taxing the number of miles driven per year, doc?

Traffic citations would go a long way to confirming mileage, my friend.

why do I need to give my phone number and name. Hail Obama

I know before all you had to answer was how many people lived in your house, their ages and if any of them had any kind of cancer or terminal disease.

Here is the complete text of 13 U.S.C. § 221 (Refusal or neglect to answer census questions; false answers):

• (a) Whoever, being over eighteen years of age, refuses or
  willfully neglects, when requested by the Secretary, or by any
  other authorized officer or employee of the Department of Commerce
  or bureau or agency thereof acting under the instructions of the
  Secretary or authorized officer, to answer, to the best of his
  knowledge, any of the questions on any schedule submitted to him in
  connection with any census or survey provided for by subchapters I,
  II, IV, and V of chapter 5 of this title, applying to himself or to
  the family to which he belongs or is related, or to the farm or
  farms of which he or his family is the occupant, shall be fined not
  more than $100 (note: some pamphlets say the fine is up to $5000.00, but I can't find the source for that).
  (b) Whoever, when answering questions described in subsection (a)
  of this section, and under the conditions or circumstances
  described in such subsection, willfully gives any answer that is
  false, shall be fined not more than $500.
  (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no person
  shall be compelled to disclose information relative to his
  religious beliefs or to membership in a religious body.

In addition, this section, 13 U.S.C. § 222, criminalizes the giving suggestions or information with intent to cause inaccurate enumeration of population

• Whoever, either directly or indirectly, offers or renders to any officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof engaged in making an enumeration of population under subchapter II, IV, or V of chapter 5 of this title, any suggestion, advice, information or assistance of any kind, with the intent or purpose of causing an inaccurate enumeration of population to be made, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Based on the foregoing, it looks like you have to answer any goddam question they ask unless, it's about your religious beliefs.

As for why this isn't a gross invasion of your privacy, the government will claim it is because of this section, which supposedly makes census data private:

• Whoever, being or having been an employee or staff member referred to in subchapter II of chapter 1 of this title, having taken and subscribed the oath of office, or having sworn to observe the limitations imposed by section 9 of this title, or whoever, being or having been a census liaison within the meaning of section 16 of this title, publishes or communicates any information, the disclosure of which is prohibited under the provisions of section 9 of this title, and which comes into his possession by reason of his being employed (or otherwise providing services) under the provisions of this title, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.

(Of course, as we all know, the federal government would never, ever, wrongfully use or disclose private information. )

So, unfortunately, it would appear that, absent an expensive court challenge, you have to answer truthfully no matter how invasive the questions might be.

Hail Supreme Leader Obama!

Thanks. I have been withholding my name and number until I heard from you. Hail Glorious Leader Obama!

Oh and I really appreciate you taking the time to answer this. Thanks.

Happy to help.
Praise Allah!
Hail Obama!

Has anyone gotten the longer, more invasive version? One in ten households got a census form that goes way over the line by asking questions about what kind if TV do you watch and what do you do in your free time.

No.

$23G Census Project to Thaw Alaska Hearts and Minds Questioned:

• They tried mailings, launched a multimillion-dollar national ad campaign
  , hired tens of thousands of people -- they even tried a totem pole.
  
  The $20,000 totem pole art project was commissioned by the Census Bureau with a local Alaskan artist and meant to incorporate both native Alaskan symbols with the spirit of the census and help engage the disparate and hard-to-count communities of America's largest state.
  
  The totem didn't work
  
  Data provided by the Census Bureau shows that Alaska's mail-in response rate actually was lower this year than in 2000.