What Kind of Info Is ACORN Gathering for Census?
Outspoken Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann says she's so worried that information from next year's national census will be abused that she will not fill out anything more than the number of people in her household.
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Again... no intelligible response from Malaka? Hmm... I wonder why? No defense maybe?
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Bart_N_KCMO
Does anyone know if you can household pets on the census? I would so love to include my pet boxer, 12 gold fish, 3 hamsters and the turtle my kids found last week in the back yard ..
SEAN
Palin-Bachmann 2012?
Cougar
I will NOT participate in Census, if ACORN is involved.
dingo
ACORN is not involved in taking the census. Participate. It's important.
Sophie
Please! Bill O'Reilly cleared this up weeks ago. At this point ACORN has only applied to recruit census takers. With the negative publicity they have been receiving, I doubt they'll get that job. If they do, I hope my dogs are in a good mood the day they come.
Abisnana
Acorn is involved. Participate in the census anyway and give them only what the Constitution requires.... a head count.
2+2=4
Name, Rank and Serial Number only!!!!!!!!!
Don in California
I will NOT give my serial number. That is the same as my SSAN and my Social Security card says that it is not to be used for identification purposes.
Abisnana
Acorn is involved. Participate in the census anyway and give them only what the Constitution requires.... a head count.
Ricardo
The biggest problem with the census is the Billion dollars Bush spent on trying to automate the Census. A project that was cancelled and the money was wasted.
Jace
Well this should be easy for Acorn all we need to do is watch the grave yards for people writing down names from head stones. You see since the Census is not released to the general population for viewing for 70 years no one will know many of the people listed were dead to begin with.
FYI on the last Census I listed my race as a member of the human race they sent a person to my door to check out what race I was.
evldrzork
Nah, all they'd need to do is copy their voter registration rolls from last year - there're enough dead guys there to justify some serious redistricting.
Jace
But they may still need the grave yards in California in order to save the State from loosing seats in the House. I understand the people are leaving there and some northern states in droves. After all one needs to be sure they stack the deck properly.
adam
The headline is an out-and-out lie (surprise!). ACORN isn't gathering any information AT ALL for the census. Fox's trademark "just add a question mark so we can say we never said it" doesn't fool anyone.
dingo
It appears from the comments that are here as of right now that not a single one of you bothered to read the article. ACORN IS NOT TAKING THE CENSUS. It is just one of MANY organizations that have been contracted to help recruit census workers. Those people will be screened, hired, and trained by the US Census Bureau. Refusing to answer census workers is illegal, and lying to them is just stupid.
wakeup
Oh that makes me feel so much better. Acorn is ONLY going to recruit census workers. America you can rest easy,,,,, Did you hear? Acorn is ONLY going to recruit census workers. Just like they recruited workers to register voters.... We're safe !!
rocky813
What right or business does ACORN have to be involved in the Census at all???? NONE!
Steve in AZ
Yep! ACORN will train their census workers just like they trained the election registering people--and that is NOT GOOD! And--don't believe this cr** about "training" by the US Census Bureau either, since that agency is under the direct control of the WH & the Pres'd buddy Rahm Emmanuel--who knows all of the tricks! Ever heard of short-cuts and over-counts? Better station guards at cemeteries when their census folks go out and count because they'll "count" every headstone!
dingo
No. ACORN is not training any census workers. The Census Bureau does that. ACORN is simly helping to FIND census worker applicants in certain areas. So are a lot of other companies and organizations. ACORN is just one of many doing this, and only in certain localities.
LindaB
They shouldn't be hiring anyone for any position in the government!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And trust me ACORN will be taking census information your foolish to think they won't. Anywhere ACORN is corruption follows!
Barbara
Sorry, but I don't trust anything that ACORN is involved in. They've used bully tactics to get what they want, their activities are suspect, and the whole organization reeks of Chicago political corruption. "Screened, hired and trained by the US Census Bureau"? You mean the Bureau that BO wants reporting to him? Spare me.
dingo
The Bureau that "that BO wants reporting to him?" You think it's something new that the Census Bureau is part of the executive branch? Spare me.
MadinMaine
Article 1 Section 2 of the Constitution specifically states the Census for a head count only. If they want more information then they better include a search warrent.
ncgirl
Gee ,, I'm very busy,,, may not be home if they come to my door... May have to depend on the postal service.
MadinMaine
I'm with you. Do not come to my door, mail it to me and I will mail it back. If they come to my door I will ask them to leave it with me and I will mail it in. I will be too busy to deal with them.
Sandy in Indiana
As far as I know, there is no penalty for lying to census workers. They fill in whatever they want anyway!!! So who is the criminal here?
MP
I"ll only answer 1. If they ask a second question, I'll just call my dog :) My little dog will bit their shoes!
LindaB
You do NOT have to answer any question except #1 "How many people reside in household" per article 1 section 2 in the constitution. The gov needs to enumerate the citizens "to count or determine the number of" USC 221 requires you to answer the census or get a $100 fine if you answer falsely it is a $500 fine NOT $5000! I have created 2 websites regarding the census they are censusrights.com/net they will be up by next week.
Steve
Does the wording of the law require everybody to answer the questions or does it reqire everybody to answer TRUTHFULLY?
Don in California
"None of your business" is an answer and also truthful! Where's the problem?? LOL
MadinMaine
I will answer how many people live in my home. I will then "truthfully" answer, NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, get a search warrant.
charli
ahhh another thinker like me!!!!
mzlilydale
They will be lucky to get that out of me! I will not particaipate, except to tell them how many live here. That is all! And, I recommennd all of us do the same thing!
mvale
When are we having an investigaton of Acorn? Why are our tax dollars going to this organization?
Sophie
She has a petition to stop federal funds for ACORN. Go to her website and sign it. The number of people in the household is the only required info on census.
Navy(Retired)
Sophie, what is her website?
Abisnana
I went to my congressman's site to tell him not another dime to ACORN.
Abisnana
I went to my congressman's site to tell him not another dime to ACORN.
Anoymouse
They are going to find out were you live so they can lock you up! get out your tin foil hats and run for the hills!
MadinMaine
We don't need to. We have the Constitution on our side.
Steve in AZ
Expect the worse--unless someone if willing and able to ride shot-gun and closely monitor what these people do. If not, we'll have tons of votes cast in many locations for the Dallas Cowboys offensive line, the peanut gallery, and a host of Disney characters, who will decide a host of issues that are not in our best interests!
dingo
You're aware that none of those registrations turned into votes, right?
dingo
Maine, there are NO investigations into significant illegal voting. If you think there are, post some links. Let's see your evidence, please.
MadinMaine
Latest I heard, it was still under investigation.
Navy(Retired)
Alls there getting out of me is how many people live in the house hold everything else is none of there business
jb
How did ACORN get the job of census taking? Didn't Bam work for them? Are they being investigated for voter fraud? What the hell is going on?
dingo
ACORN is not doing any "census taking", and they are being investigated for voter registration fraud, not voter fraud. Those are two VERY different things. There are no allegations of any significant voting fraud in the last election.
dingo
Yes, Maine, significant. There are always, in every election, some small numbers of illegal votes. I'm asking for evidence of investigations into organized illegal voting in any sort of volume that could even conceivably affect an election. Not three guys from New York who voted in Ohio.