Comments on: How much information can the government demand from us? *UPDATED* http://www.bookwormroom.com/2009/06/23/how-much-information-can-the-government-demand-from-us/ Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:19:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Devx http://www.bookwormroom.com/2009/06/23/how-much-information-can-the-government-demand-from-us/comment-page-1/#comment-52312 Mike Devx Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:09:02 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=7113#comment-52312 Book says in her excellent linked post: <i>All of which boils down to this question: Is Bachmann right that, while the Legislature may ask myriad personal questions, the nexus of the constitutional right to privacy and the extremely limited government right to a census means that Americans cannot be forced to provide more than numerical information? I'd like to think Bachmann is correct, but with the Supreme Court swiftly on the road to becoming just another wing of the Democratic White House, I wouldn't bet my $5,000 on that answer.</i> I hope we'll all find out the answer to this question of legality. Does the Census form mandate that we must answer all questions, explicitly, on the form itself? I have every intention of providing precisely the information required, and not one iota further. But I do intend to follow the law, whatever it may turn out to be. Sigh, that I have to say such a phrase concerning the law: "whatever it may turn out to be." This is what happens when the government intrusion in your life expands with such draconian speed and power. Book says in her excellent linked post:
All of which boils down to this question: Is Bachmann right that, while the Legislature may ask myriad personal questions, the nexus of the constitutional right to privacy and the extremely limited government right to a census means that Americans cannot be forced to provide more than numerical information? I’d like to think Bachmann is correct, but with the Supreme Court swiftly on the road to becoming just another wing of the Democratic White House, I wouldn’t bet my $5,000 on that answer.

I hope we’ll all find out the answer to this question of legality.

Does the Census form mandate that we must answer all questions, explicitly, on the form itself?

I have every intention of providing precisely the information required, and not one iota further. But I do intend to follow the law, whatever it may turn out to be. Sigh, that I have to say such a phrase concerning the law: “whatever it may turn out to be.” This is what happens when the government intrusion in your life expands with such draconian speed and power.

]]> By: SADIE http://www.bookwormroom.com/2009/06/23/how-much-information-can-the-government-demand-from-us/comment-page-1/#comment-52288 SADIE Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:41:07 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=7113#comment-52288 Good clear and concise information. Key word - enumeration! Name, rank and serial number optional. Good clear and concise information.
Key word – enumeration!
Name, rank and serial number optional.

]]> By: Midwest Chick http://www.bookwormroom.com/2009/06/23/how-much-information-can-the-government-demand-from-us/comment-page-1/#comment-52282 Midwest Chick Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:56:04 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=7113#comment-52282 I think it was very well written and timely. I didn't know that ACORN had gotten involved in the process. Our household had already decided that the Census gets the number of people and the sex of each in our household and nothing else. I think it was very well written and timely. I didn’t know that ACORN had gotten involved in the process. Our household had already decided that the Census gets the number of people and the sex of each in our household and nothing else.

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