Subj:    Regarding the Census
Date:   3/16/00 6:03:03 AM CST
From:   Circulation@Vigo-Examiner.com (Circulation@Vigo-Examiner.com)
To:       bobworn@aol.com

LETTER

                    Regarding the Census

You never give up!  And that encourages those among us who
often have had enough.

The Census has been bothering me a lot also.  I read the
part of the "Long Form" -- as much as I could stomach.   It
was clear even before seeing your postings that something
was very wrong.

The long form is NOT required to be filled out AT ALL, at
least not by people residing outside PUERTO RICO.

Proof:

1.   The form number for the long form (at least the one I
have which was sent to an address in ALABAMA) is "Form D-
2(UL)".  The title of the form is "United States Census
2000".

2.   The form states at the top:  "This is the official form
for all the people at this address.  It is quick and easy
and your answers are protected by law...."    Note that this
means that if THIS FORM is not valid and the above language
is correct, there is NO FORM for conducting the census for
the people living at the address contained on the form.
Also note that the form is supposedly "quick and easy" even
though it is 38 PAGES LONG.

3.   At the bottom right of the front page of the long form
is written "OMB No. 0607-0856:  Approval expires
12/31/2000".

4.   On the bottom of page 2 of Form D-2(UL) it states that
"The Census Bureau estimates that, for the average
household, this form will take about 38 minutes to
complete...."  That doesn't sound very quick, but then
exactly what form or part of the form are they talking
about?

5.    The next paragraph on Page 2 (a single sentence) is
the key:   "Respondents are not required to respond to any
information collection unless it displays a valid approval
number from the Office of Management and Budget."

Now, as you know, we have already been down the OMB number
road with the 1040.  But guess what?  They did it again!

I went to the official OMB site and looked up the OMB
number, 0607-0856.

The site is:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/library/omb/OMBINVC.HTM#Department
of Commerce

 Here is the exact information found on the site for this
number:

==================================================

OMB NO: 0607-0856    EXPIRATION DATE: 12/31/2000
RESPS:106,200,000    HOURS:26,761,200     COSTS(000):$0
  United States Census 2000
FORMS: D-1 D-1(E) D-1(E)SUPP D-1(HF) D-1(UL) D-1A(UL) D-2 D-
2(E)
D-2(E)SUPP D-2(HF)\

==================================================

Note that the Form Name, "United States Census 2000" and the
expiration date are the same as on the form D-2(UL).

However, as you will note, form D-2(UL) is NOT LISTED.
Therefore,  OMB No. 0607-0856 is NOT a valid OMB number and
no one receiving it with THAT NUMBER on it is required to
fill it out.   Since, according to page 1, "This is the
official form for all the people at this address",  there
must be NO VALID FORM for anyone who receives the long form,
D-2(UL).

The next finding is even more amazing.  As I was cutting and
pasting the above from the OMB site, my eyes glanced down.
BELOW the listing for 0607-0856 I found Form D-2(UL) listed
under OMB NO: 0607-0858, titled "Census 2000 -- Puerto
Rico".  However, take a GOOD LOOK at the information for
this OMB number:

=======================================================

OMB NO: 0607-0858    EXPIRATION DATE: 12/31/2000
RESPS:1,400,000      HOURS:453,504        COSTS(000):$0
  Census 2000 -- Puerto Rico
FORMS: D-1(UL)(PR) D-1(UL)(PR)(S) D-1(E)(PR) D-1(E)(PR)(S)
D-1(E)SUPP(PR) D-1(HF)(PR) D-1(HF)(PR)(S) D-2(UL)(PR)
D-2(UL)(PR)(S)\

=======================================================

This means that the D-2(UL) is AT BEST required for
residents of Puerto Rico.   I guess that Congress can do
what it wants to with respect to Puerto Rico   since Puerto
Rico is a Federal State "included" as part of the "United
States", which Alabama is NOT.

At MOST, I would only complete the "Number of People"
section of the long form which is contained on the first
page of the form.  This complies with the SOLE PURPOSE of
the Census as contained in law.

Answering any other questions appears to be totally
voluntary.

Let me know what you think about this and of course, get the
word out as appropriate to your readers.

Terry W. Stough

P.S.:  It should take about two minutes to read this e-mail
AND complete the only required sections ("Number of people")
of the long form.  According to OMB estimates, getting this
information out to EVERYONE could save people living in the
50 supposedly sovereign states some estimated 25 MILLION
HOURS.   Of course that might allow them time to find out
about the massive fraud about to be perpetrated on us AGAIN
on April 15th.