I guess the senses people haven't found me yet.  Because I got that form 
sent to us all in the mail.  I didn't fill it out.  Because I didn't 
remember I had it till the expiration date past.  I haven't seen an 
individual come yet to assist me with filling it out.  So, as I share a mail 
box with the people living upstairs, it may be possible the senses doesn't 
know I exist?  If one does come to ask me all those sorts of questions, I 
just might follow your example.  Thank you for sharing your experience with 
us all.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 9:49 PM
Subject: Census


> May 3, 2010
>
> Will you come to visit me in jail?
>
> By Phil Scovell
>
>
> I did not fill out the census which came in the mail.  Frankly, I put it 
> off a little too long and just forgot about it.
> Fortunately, although this makes no difference to me personally, the one I 
> received was the short version and not the
> ungodly lengthy census that takes an hour to complete.  So, on this date, 
> a man, quite nice and polite by the way,
> came to my door at about 6:30 P.M.  He explained who he was and what he 
> was doing and even affably stated his
> first and last name clearly.  He then explained that he had a list of 
> question, to which he would now refer, in order to
> fill out the U.S. census for me.  I kept to myself that I had already read 
> through the census and was aware of all of
> the personal questions they attempt to ask a private, free, U.S. American 
> born, citizen.  Once he finished briefly
> explaining what he was going to do for me, I spoke up and said the 
> following.  "Sir, I will save you the time and
> answer one, and only one, question on your census form according to the 
> law of the U.S. Constitution.  My answer
> is, there are four people living in this house; three are adults and one 
> is a teenager.  Otherwise, for all other questions
> on your census form, you may write (Article 1, Section 2), because that is 
> where it says in the U.S. Constitution that
> I only have to answer that one question."  He repeated what I said, and 
> obviously wrote it down, because, since he
> apparently has never bothered reading the U.S. Constitution, he asked me 
> to repeat what I would have written down
> for all other questions.  I repeated, "Article 1, Section 2."  He repeated 
> it and I said, "Correct."  He thanked me for
> my time and he said he fully understood and we said our goodbyes.
>
> Only one man has ever been find for not filling out the census form since 
> the practice began but if I have to
> go to jail for believing in what the U.S. Constitution says, I hope all of 
> you will come and visit me.
>
> Phil.