Title: The Census Is Getting Personal... BOYCOTT or, Video Activism Source:
[None] URL Source:http://www.youtube.com/user/minivanjack#p/a/u/0/RsDhkPym01k Published:Feb 17, 2010 Author:Jerryday.com Post Date:2010-02-17 17:29:37 by wakeup Keywords:None Views:14765 Comments:44
Ohhh, I love the idea of lots of youtube clips of Census Takers replying to a few choice questions? Don't you?
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Reward JerryDay by subscribing to his youtube channel then, pass this 4um link along to everyone on your list, specifically asking them to also pass it along... please. Let's run up some numbers while waking up some folks to a great way to deal with the feds when they come a knockin.'
Don't open the door but, if you must, have a tripod and video camera already running. Hell, practice how you will handle the whole scene. Or, just flip your digital camera to video and catch what you can. They are coming and they want your voluntary cooperation.
Don't volunteer, for God's sake. Ask a few questions of your own and catch them on video making fools of themselves. I Love It. You can use the video option of your digital camera as well. Hold it steady.
I will make a DVD for the project which contains this clip and the best clips of these folks at the front door. Oh, baby, this could wake up some folks
"Here is my personal copy of the Constitution, please, show where your authority comes cause' all I find in the document is a head count every ten years. Oh, and please, look into the lens and speak clearly."
#5. To: wakeup, TommyTheMadArtist, Lod, Give Me Liberty, Disgusted, christine, Cynicom, Jethro Tull, Jerry Day, Prefrontal Vortex, X-15 (#0)(Edited)
See Give Me Liberty's #3. It may be that the penalties for answering questions incorrectly are much worse than refusing to answer any questions at all. That should tell you something about the stakes involved. We are seeing evidence of government's unstoppable growth with the new census process, so citizen resistance — perhaps considered a form of civil disobedience — is a given. Video recording of any interactions could be helpful in stirring up opposition to the changes, but one might want to consider heeding the rules of common courtesy.
I recommend listening to Jerry Day's list of unanswered questions. In the eyes of this citizen, the Census as practiced today is unconstitutional. It may also be driven out of fear of demographic changes. There must be a perceived need on government's part to try to understand the impact of open immigration.
i won't be stopping to talk to some stranger if they happen to catch me.
Given the penalties for erroneous answers, and your perspectives on how our tax dollars are being spent, I can understand that. Also, the information gathered may be used against you in the future.
In light of opposition from both the Democrats and Republicans, Rep. Carol Maloney has proposed a bill that would make the U.S. Census Bureau an independent establishment like the NIH or NASA. This legislation is also known as Restoring the Integrity of American Statistics Act of 2009. This bill would reestablish the United States Census Bureau as an independent establishment in the executive branch, effective January 1, 2012. It also requires the Bureau Director to be: (1) appointed by the President without regard to political affiliation for a five-year term; and (2) compensated at level II of the Executive Schedule. In addition, this legislation provides for: (1) the transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Bureau under the Department of Commerce; (2) transition rules; and (3) appointment of an Inspector General for the Bureau. This bill is cosponsored by 10 other representatives and delegates both from the Republican and Democratic parties. [23] Maloney authored and sponsored this bill because the Census Bureau's work is scientific. She stated that it cannot be a stepchild of a larger organization that is subject to budget whims and political storms. [24] On March 3, 2009 the bill was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. We are now waiting for the Committee to report back. [25]
This bill motivates immigrants or minorities to participate in the Census and to make the data more specific and accurate as possible. This bill states that, "In conducting the 2010 decennial census and every decennial census thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall include, in any questionnaire distributed or otherwise used for the purpose of determining the total population by States, a checkbox or other similar option by which respondents may indicate Dominican extraction or descent." This legislation was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 12, 2009. Currently, we are waiting for the Committee to report back. [26]
Along with Bill H.R. 1504, this legislation is also being proposed to make the 2010 Census data and any Census data afterwards more specific and accurate. The bill states, "In conducting the 2010 decennial census and every decennial census thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall include, in any questionnaire distributed or otherwise used for the purpose of determining the total population by States, a checkbox or other similar option by which respondents may indicate Caribbean extraction or descent." This legislation was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 23, 2009. We are still waiting for the Committee to report back like the two previous bills. [27]