(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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?




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This article is just taking complete nut shots at the government. The country has to be so free that the government can't simply ask how many people live in the household, their age, state of citizenship, and ethnicity ever ONCE every TEN years? It took me five minutes to fill out that form. The government employees wouldn't have shown up in the first place if you would have simply mailed in your census form. I hope they're using this information on obtaining more details on the amount of illegal immigrants in the country and deporting them as well.If not, this information can be vital for many other reasons.

i dont see what the big deal is...

As simple as the census form was to fill out. A verification process is in place to validate any information you send to the Federal Government. If a census worker decided to verify your information, and you were not home, then legally the census worker could enter your home to collect any necessary information relating to this census.

You don't think thats a big deal???

You surrender your right to "freedom of privacy" because of a simple one page form.

Thats a big frickin' deal.

If the sole premise of the census is to count the number of citizens living in the United States then why does the Census Form ask for things relating to race, age, religion or income.

These things are irrelavant seeing how everyone is considered equal in the Constitution.

Its very intrusive, as evident, in the article sited above.

The reason I am not against this idea of private intrusion, is because it is used to have an excuse for getting into homes of illegal people (drug dealers, gang leaders, illegal immigrants, etc.). I don't have anything to hide, and if you do, then you deserve to be searched, because isn't this the same thing as police dogs smelling through school lockers for drugs? I feel that the government is using this as a method to get into the homes of "bad" people and this is the most "PC" way to do it.

This is a so-called "free" country. If you want to be a drug dealer that is your right reguardless if it is morally right or wrong. There is nothing in the Constitution that bars one from being a drug dealer, pimp, or gang member. That's every American's right to chose what they think is best for themselves. You can only surrender your right to freedom by being busted or caught.

I am not defending drug dealers, pimps, ect only stating it is their right to chose. The right to freedom is what I am defending. This is clearly an invasion of that right to chose and have "freedom of privacy" after you made your choice. If someone is breaking the law then get a warrant. Illegal search and seizures are covered under the Fourth Amendment in the US Bill of Rights.

Anyone can apply to be a census worker. What if one of these census workers entered your home then posted on facebook what they thought or saw in a negative connotation, would you feel violated??



No, when you enter any government building, you fore-go certain rights so that you may enter that building. Thus you give up your 4th Amendment protection against illegal search and seizure so that you may enter the school property. That locker is not yours, it is property of the school district, the school district is financed by the local government and is property of the government. If you do not wish to relinquish your right then do not enter the building. Get home schooled.

Give an inch and someone will take a mile.