how about we change the form to only include the number of American citizens and illegal alien/criminals living in the house? zero regard to color, ethnicity, age, sex, etc?
btw - how much doss the ACLU pay you to post the word nazi? On Mar 10, 9:11 am, "M. Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote: > The Census and History: It Is Not a Pretty Picture!by Gary D. BarnettI have > been discussing the unconstitutional nature and danger of modern census > taking for several years. By attempting to expose through my writing the very > invasive practice of the “census,” and by educating others about the false > reasoning for these government intrusions, my hope is that more and more > people will contradict the accepted system by not complying with the census > process. One can do this and still remain within constitutional bounds simply > by refusing to give any information other than the number of people living in > a particular home. This seems simple enough, but due to threats of fine or > worse, and threats by the federal government to withhold tax redistributions > from state, county and local communities, the populace at large continues to > acquiesce to “State” pressure. > As I alluded to above, I have published several articles [see my LRC > archives] concerning the census. I talked about the regular decennial census, > the American Community Survey, the Economic Census and more, and I have > received hundreds of responses due to these essays. Many of those whose > letters I received wanted to know how much if any information they should > give, and if they chose not to comply, would they risk penalties or worse. In > addition to the many questions I have been asked, I have also received many, > many personal stories about the abusive conduct, threats and outright > aggression displayed by census takers. Some of these stories were disturbing > to say the least. > Today, I received a letter from a distraught woman who has been hounded for > months due to a government survey of which I was unfamiliar. It is called > theSurvey of Income and Program Participationor SIPP. The basis or main > objective of this “mandatory” government survey is “to provide accurate and > comprehensive information about the income and program participation of > individuals and households in the United States, and about the principle > determinates of income and participation. SIPP offers detailed information on > cash and noncash income on a sub-annual basis. While I don’t believe in > transfer payments (welfare), this survey affects many more than just those > currently on the dole. If you think the regular census is invasive, wait > until you hear about this one. > One huge difference in this survey is the time and multiple interviewing > processes that are evident. It is a multi-panel survey that includes > primarily adults in households in the United States, interviewed at least > nine times at four-month intervals and followed over the life of the panel. > These surveys last 2 to 4 years, and are conducted with the same sampling of > people. Because of the very extensive and long-term nature of this ridiculous > survey, it has the highest non-compliance problems. Of course, logic would > dictate then, that it is the least effective as far as accuracy is concerned. > But don’t fear, I’m sure the Department of Commerce will continue to plow > more and more money into this survey so that they can continue to “improve > the quality” and “efficiency” of government programs. > In addition to all the different mandatory censuses and surveys that are ever > present, the 2010 census is now also in full gear. Locally, as I’m sure is > the case nationwide, census takers are aggressively attempting to gain as > much information about everyone as they can. In addition to being mailed to > recipients as is normal, many census packets are being hand-delivered to each > household. The initial correspondence according to many I have talked to > begins with threats of penalties for not completing the forms and ends with > very inappropriate questions about one’s personal life and property. One of > my neighbors told me that when the census taker arrived at his door, the > first words out of his mouth were: “This census is mandatory and required by > law, and penalties apply if it is not filled out completely.” In my opinion > and just as I suspected, the 2010 census has already become the most invasive > and the most advertised in history; and it has only just begun! > If you watched the Super Bowl or any other major sports event recently, > especially the Winter Olympics, you must realize that there has been an > absoluteblitzof ads concerning the “importance” of the 2010 census. The > Hollywood crowd is on board as well, and this pressure will not subside any > time soon. All of you will receive your census packet in the mail or you will > be blessed with a personal visit from your local census taker. The > government-controlled main-stream media is certainly doing their part in > promoting government intrusions into our private matters, as are area schools > and local officials. Many are involved in this propaganda so the > indoctrination goes on! > Lest we forget history, a reminder may be of value here. The census process > is not new nor is it an American idea. It is certainly a product of > government, and was used in ancient and medieval times. In fact, the world's > oldest extant census data comes from China during the Han Dynasty in 2 AD. > Census taking has been used over time for many reasons, probably the most > apparent being for the purpose of taxation. In fact, the most developed of > the ancient censuses was that of the Roman Empire, and this accounting of > people and property played a crucial role in Rome’s governance because it > provided a register of citizens and their property from which their duties > and privileges could be listed. > The most heinous use of the census process was that of the Nazi Census > System. The Hitler regime, according to Gotz Aly and Karl Heinz Roth in their > bookThe Nazi Census, developed the techniques the Nazis employed to track, > gather information, and control populations. This was the initiation of the > modern system of citizen registration, and was the pioneering impetus forboth > the concepts and the processes of modern statistics-gathering about > populations.Counts began with the collection of data concerning Germans, but > ended with the specific collection of information about Jews and other > minorities. The results, as everyone now knows, were devastating! One has to > wonder; does this knowledge of past census fact force one to question why one > of the main functions of our own decennial census is to verify race and > ethnicity? > The point I want to make is that data-collection by government about the > citizenry is always dangerous. Future uses of this private information can > never be known. Besides the fact that it is anti-liberty, it allows the state > to monitor its citizens, and also sets the stage for an easier path for > government to control the people. While the U.S. Census may seem harmless > enough to the masses, it could eventually lead to disastrous results. Today > we are not only being counted by government, but are having our private > information gathered and data-based as well. Our phones are tapped, our > emails are captured, our movements are watched, our financial records are > monitored and warrantless search and seizure is common. > The writing is on the wall and it is clear: It says enough is > enough!http://www.lewrockwell.com/barnett/barnett18.1.html -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
