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| 2009-06-19 | |
| Outspoken Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann says she's so worried that information from next year's national census will be abused that she will refuse to fill out anything more than the number of people in her household. In an interview Wednesday morning with The Washington Times "America's Morning News," Mrs. Bachmann, Minnesota Republican, said the questions have become "very intricate, very personal" and she also fears ACORN, the community organizing group that came under fire for its voter registration efforts last year, will be part of the Census Bureau's door-to-door information collection efforts. "I know for my family the only question we will be answering is how many people are in our home," she said. "We won't be answering any information beyond that, because the Constitution doesn't require any information beyond that." Shelly Lowe, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Census Bureau, and swarmy bureaucrat, said Mrs. Bachmann is "misreading" the law. She sent a portion of the U.S. legal code that says anyone over 18 years of age who refuses to answer "any of the questions" on the census can be fined up to $5,000. Being a certified bureaucrat, she feels Obama has her back, and she can threaten citizens with impunity. The Constitution requires a census be taken every 10 years. Questions range from number of persons in the household and racial information to employment status and whether anyone receives social services such as food stamps. Mrs. Bachmann said she's worried about the involvement of ACORN, the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now, in next year's census.* "They will be in charge of going door to door and collecting data from the American public," she said. "This is very concerning." ACORN has applied to help recruit workers to help conduct the census. Republican lawmakers and some public interest groups have expressed concern over their involvement. ACORN staffers have ben indicted in several states on charges of voter registration fraud stemming from the organization's efforts to register voters last year. Mrs. Bachmann, who is in her second term in the House, has become a lightning rod for criticism from Democrats and liberal talk show hosts for her unapologetic conservative views. She said she considers that "a badge of honor." "It's clear when a person speaks out against those policies they become a target, and that should be concerning to everyone," she said. * BINGO! Congresswoman Bachman hit the nail on the head. ACORN may try to register anything that moves or not move. How many pet rocks has ACORN registered? I wouldn't be surprised to find my dog, Emma DeBergerac, on the rolls. She has been registered with AKC, so ACORN can take her off that list. "I VOTE : SWEDISH PIRATE PARTY, cause Reed, and Pelosi are too ugly, and Obama picked a Portugese Water Dog over a Standard Poodle...Since, everyone else in my house are Republicans, so someone has to be different"
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| Posted by:BigEd |
| #3 Some people 'round here will not fill out paperwork which seems unnecessary. Though I found out people will fill out paperwork for you. Change. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-06-19 19:42 |
| #2 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, The census is not being carried out by the Commerce Department (Or the Secty of Comm) this time but by the party hacks at the white house. So I don't think even this fine would apply. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-06-19 17:38 |
| #1 She sent a portion of the U.S. legal code that says anyone over 18 years of age who refuses to answer "any of the questions" on the census can be fined up to $5,000. That bureaucrat is wrong or lying. Here is the law and the fine is only $100: -CITE- 13 USC Sec. 221 01/08/2008 -EXPCITE- TITLE 13 - CENSUS CHAPTER 7 - OFFENSES AND PENALTIES SUBCHAPTER II - OTHER PERSONS -HEAD- Sec. 221. Refusal or neglect to answer questions; false answers -STATUTE- (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. (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. -SOURCE- (Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1023; Pub. L. 85-207, Sec. 15, Aug. 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 484; Pub. L. 94-521, Sec. 13, Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2465.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., Secs. 122, 209, and section 1442 of title 42, U.S.C., 1952 ed., The Public Health and Welfare (June 18, 1929, ch. 28, Sec. 9, 46 Stat. 23; June 19, 1948, ch. 502, Sec. 2, 62 Stat. 479; July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title VI, Sec. 607, 63 Stat. 441). Section consolidates the first paragraph of section 209 of title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., which section related to the decennial censuses of population, agriculture, etc. (see subchapter II of chapter 5 of this revised title), with that part of section 122 of such title which made such section 209 applicable to the quinquennial censuses of manufactures, the mineral industries, and other businesses (see subchapter I of chapter 5 of this revised title) and applicable to the surveys provided for by section 121(b) of such title (see subchapter IV of chapter 5 of this revised title), and that part of subsection (b) of section 1442 of title 42, U.S.C., 1952 ed., which made such section 209 applicable to the decennial censuses of housing (see subchapter II of chapter 5 of this revised title). For remainder of sections 122 and 209 of title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., and of section 1442 of title 42, U.S.C., 1952 ed. (which section has been transferred in its entirety to this revised title), see Distribution Table. The language of section 209 of title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., providing that it should "be the duty" of all persons over eighteen years of age, to answer correctly, to the best of their knowledge, when requested, etc., was omitted as unnecessary and redundant. The provisions, as herein revised, define offenses and prescribe penalties for committing them, and are deemed sufficient for the purpose of enforcement. However, some of the language used in the omitted provisions was necessarily included in the description of the offense. The designation of the first offense, herein described, as a "misdemeanor", was omitted as covered by section 1 of title 18, U.S.C., 1952 ed., Crimes and Criminal Procedure, classifying crimes; and words "upon conviction thereof" were omitted as surplusage. References to the Secretary (of Commerce) and to any "authorized officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof", etc., were substituted for references to the Director of the Census and to any "supervisor, enumerator, or special agent, or other employee of the Census Office", to conform with 1950 Reorganization Plan No. 5, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263. See revision note to section 4 of this title. Changes were made in phraseology. AMENDMENTS 1976 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-521, Sec. 13(1), struck out provision authorizing imprisonment for not more than sixty days for refusing or willfully neglecting to answer questions under this section. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94-521, Sec. 13(2), struck out provision authorizing imprisonment for not more than one year for willfully giving a false answer to a question under this section. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94-521, Sec. 13(3), added subsec. (c). 1957 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85-207 substituted "I, II, IV, and V" for "I, II, and IV". EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 94-521 effective Oct. 17, 1976, see section 17 of Pub. L. 94-521, set out as a note under section 1 of this title. -End- |
| Posted by: spiffo 2009-06-19 17:16 |