chefdennis
Veteran Expediter
We all know that the Census is taking place in 2010..most also know that the Census is now under the control of the WH and barry,,he felt he and his minioins needed to know more info and could do a better job i guess...now from all that we have heard, this census will be asking more info then any in the past...well personally i have a problem with giving this administartion any more info then they already have...so when this e-mail came my way, it kind of re-enfrced my thoughts of simply signing the form and sending it back blank...now i am not saying that this e-mail is real or bogus, but it does serve the purpose of making you think abut what you want to do......so here it is...you do what you have to do...me, i'll be sending it back signed with and written across it.."your request for information is denied"....
Every so often, I receive a census form. One year it will be a census of agriculture,
the next year it will be a census of business. For example, I found my copy of the
"2007 Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Persons." It came from the
Census Bureau and stated, "YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW."
I have capitalized and put it in bold because that is the way it is on the form.
I marked the form, "Request denied," signed it and sent it back.
I also receive a Census of Agriculture every so often, presumably every five years.
I can't find my copy of the last one received, but I remember marking it, "As
required by law I am responding. Your request for information is denied." and
then signed it.
The forms threaten me with a fine of $ 100 for not responding, or for "refusal or
neglect to answer questions." So far, I have not been fined, but expect to be one
of these days.
The Constitution only authorizes the conduct of a census every 10 years, not 5,
for the purpose of apportioning representation in Congress only. Now this year
I have heard people are receiving census forms asking questions about every
aspect of their private lives and threatening fines, while implying worse, for those
who do not respond.
There is only one way to handle this and that is to not respond. Except, respond
with a denial, just like the government would do to you if you requested information
from them.
"Your request for information is denied." is the only proper response.