the census should help law enforcement find illegal alien/criminals and terrorists
they should also ignore color, race, sex, age, etc yeah, that'll really piss off the minorities looking for handouts On Mar 10, 1:01 pm, "M. Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote: > Census LawPosted byWalter Blockon March 10, 2010 12:56 PM > I pass this along letter on the census for your information, only. I do not > counsel anyone to break the law. Of course, I’m not real sure of what the law > is. A direct and literal reading of the U.S. Constitution it seems to me, a > non lawyer, is clear as to what the law is: people are legally obligated, > only, to cooperate in a head count for political representation purposes. > But, my fear, my expectation, even, is that present courts will not interpret > the law in that way, and may instead punish census rebels who refuse to > furnish additional required (requested?) information. In any case, the > following will undoubtedly be of interest to all people concerned with > liberty; I offer it exactly as it was sent to me: > From: [email protected] on behalf of DarkLaw > Sent: Tue 3/9/2010 9:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ronpaul-200] Ron Paul CNN on Cafferty Files 2/27/10 > My response to the Census > I compiled this letter and inserted it into the Census envelope, along with > my 2010 census form. > I marked off that ‘02 people reside at this address….and, well… read the rest! > Use this as a template! This is just another small step in which we can show > the Feds we won’t take this nonsense lying down! > ______________________ > To Whom it May Concern, > Pursuant to Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution, the only > information you are empowered to request is the total number of occupants at > this address. My “name, sex, age, date of birth, race, ethnicity, telephone > number, relationship and housing tenure” have absolutely nothing to do with > apportioning direct taxes or determining the number of representatives in the > House of Representatives. Therefore, neither Congress nor the Census Bureau > have the constitutional authority to make that information request a > component of the enumeration outlined in Article I, Section 2, Clause 3. In > addition, I cannot be subject to a fine for basing my conduct on the > Constitution because that document trumps laws passed by Congress. > Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brimson, 154 U.S. 447, 479 (May 26, 1894) > “Neither branch of the legislative department [House of Representatives or > Senate], still less any merely administrative body [such as the Census > Bureau], established by congress, possesses, or can be invested with, a > general power of making inquiry into the private affairs of the citizen. > Kilbourn v. Thompson, 103 U.S. 168, 190. We said in Boyd v. U.S., 116 U. S. > 616, 630, 6 Sup. Ct. 524, and it cannot be too often repeated, that the > principles that embody the essence of constitutional liberty and security > forbid all invasions on the part of government and it’s employees of the > sanctity of a man’s home and the privacies of his life. As said by Mr. > Justice Field in Re Pacific Ry. Commission, 32 Fed. 241, 250, ‘of all the > rights of the citizen, few are of greater importance or more essential to his > peace and happiness than the right of personal security, and that involves, > not merely protection of his person from assault, but exemption of his > private affairs, books, and papers from inspection and scrutiny of others. > Without the enjoyment of this right, all others would lose half their value.’” > Note: This United States Supreme Court case has never been overturned. > Respectfully, > A Citizen of the United States of America > – > Please Note: If you hit “REPLY”, your message will be sent to everyone on > this mailing list ([email protected]) > This message was sent by DarkLaw ([email protected]) from New Orleans > Campaign for Liberty. > To learn more about DarkLaw, visit his/her member profile > To unsubscribe or to update your mailing list settings, click here > Meetup, PO Box 4668 #37895 New York, New York 10163-4668 | [email protected] -- 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.
