I am moving to Russia!! Wait I am there!

[macojoe]

Census workers can enter your apartment in your absence

6:00 am May 26, 2010, by Bob Barr
Thousands of census workers, including many temporary employees, are fanning out across America to gather information on the citizenry. This is a process that takes place not only every decade in order to complete the constitutionally-mandated census; but also as part of the continuing “American Community Survey” conducted by the Census Bureau on a regular basis year in and year out.
What many Americans don’t realize, is that census workers — from the head of the Bureau and the Secretary of Commerce (its parent agency) down to the lowliest and newest Census employee — are empowered under federal law to actually demand access to any apartment or any other type of home or room that is rented out, in order to count persons in the abode and for “the collection of statistics.” If the landlord of such apartment or other leased premises refuses to grant the government worker access to your living quarters, whether you are present or not, the landlord can be fined $500.00.
That’s right — not only can citizens be fined if they fail to answer the increasingly intrusive questions asked of them by the federal government under the guise of simply counting the number of people in the country; but a landlord must give them access to your apartment whether you’re there or not, in order to gather whatever “statistics” the law permits.
In fact, some census workers apparently are going even further and demanding — and receiving — private cell phone numbers from landlords in order to call tenants and obtain information from them. Isn’t it great to live in a “free” country?

[Destroyer]

Macojoe,you know my feelings towards our present administration, and, truthfully, towards our government as a whole since Woodrow Wilson. I could not agree with you more about the census people having no right to invade a persons home. But we allowed the law to be passed. On average, once every 6 minutes, somewhere in America, a new law is passed. And each new law is a loss of a tiny bit of freedom. To be sure, some laws are necessary, like not shooting the president..... But until ordinary citizens start getting involved and start asking questions we will continue to loose our freedoms, one little law at a time. If you think the census people having access to your home is outrageous, look up the laws regarding Fish and Game Wardens. They can enter your home with guns drawn, with no warrant, and based soley on their suspicion of you being a poacher.

The price of freedom is constant vigilance

[macojoe]

I just had a census guy come to my house 2 week ago, and i sent him on his way!!
I told him I did it by mail and was to busy to answer his questions! He got all up in my face, we began to argue and told him to get off my property now! He just keep going with his mouth, I said I calling the cops he said they know we are here, I said they will also know your here when I bash in your ****ing head, and say I thought you were going to hurt me the way you were yelling and see how you like that!!
He said we will be back, i said anytime you want to die step on my stairs again!!

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by macojoe

I just had a census guy come to my house 2 week ago, and i sent him on his way!!
I told him I did it by mail and was to busy to answer his questions! He got all up in my face, we began to argue and told him to get off my property now! He just keep going with his mouth, I said I calling the cops he said they know we are here, I said they will also know your here when I bash in your ****ing head, and say I thought you were going to hurt me the way you were yelling and see how you like that!!
He said we will be back, i said anytime you want to die step on my stairs again!!

Right on!!!

[HookedOnMarsh]

Go get 'em MJ! They came around here saying the same stuff and I sent them on their way. C-ya census people!

[LESTERUS]

i'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT POLITICS IS LIKE TIME, WEATHER YOU HAVE A WATCH IN YOUR WRIST OR NOT, TIME GOES ON, POLITICS IS THE SAME, IF YOU DONT GET INVOLVE IN THE DECSICION MAKING SOMEBODY WILL DO IT FOR YOU.

[nausetblue]

Maco you must have scared the hell out of the census guy you mad man. A lady came to our house asking us for info about our nbhrs family size and age. For the billions it costs to do this maybe they should all send us a check for 100 bucks for the census to be filled out and do away with the million census workers being trained for 40 hours to do 7-8 hours of field work. This is socialism at its best,maybe next time thay can train them for 80 hours of work to up the pay a tad more.

[RidgeRunner]

Census workers ain't all bad. My friend had a hot little brunette stop by his rental place the other day. He explained that he had already filled out the census at his home and he was just renting until this job was thru. Census worker beware. Some want to bash your ****ing head in MJ and others want to have you for dinner...

[macojoe]

So far no one has returned!!

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by macojoe

So far no one has returned!!

They probably just marked you down as an illegal immigrant. They always leave those people alone. (Can't be messing with a new voting block now can we?)