I Will to the Best of my Ability, Preserve, Protect and Defend the Constitution

It's 2010, do you know what that means? The census. You know, that form that you fill out once every 10 years that wants information on where you live, your average annual income, and number of people in your household, you know, minor details that you fill out commonly (i.e. when you file for a loan, some raffles, you buy a car). Well, guess which member of Congress will not be filling out this year's census? You guessed it: (your's and my favorite) Michelle Bachmann.

For the past 3 weeks, I have been wanting to write this post, but I was waiting for Rick Sanchez to post the video of his segment on CNN about this. I finally gave up. However, I did find this:



Let me go point by point:

ACORN will be 'finding out all of this information'

ACORN will not know this information. Their role is simply to get the word out on the census' importance and impact (source http://www.factcheck.org/2009/06/acorn-and-the-census/).

It is up to a $5000 fine

Only if you lie on it (better than jail-time for purgery)

28 Page Survey?!

Has she ever been to college? (Let alone do homework for it?)

Does the Federal Government really need to know our phone numbers?

1. You don't think they have them already
2. I myself, in response to this, googled Rep. Bachmann and was able to learn of her street address. Her phone number is, however, unlisted.

Mental Stability?

I'm not going to even bother responding to this. It is a futile waste of energy.

Are you a U.S. Citizen?

Representative Bachmann, have you ever been to New York City? If so, did you ask every proprietor of a bodega if they were a U.S. citizen? I'm guessing, on the later, 'no.' Many major cities have illegal immigrants. Wow, what a big suprise!!! However, they are still contributing to the economy. Which is more important: keeping illegals out or stimulating the U.S. economy?

If you fail to respond, you will receive contacts from the census bureau

When I first learned of that case 10 years ago, it was explained to me that it is a necessary evil in order to get readings as accurate as possible. Oh no! Statisticians are doing their jobs!

Internment Camps

Wow. How to explain this one? Well, it is times like these I wish it was possible to tell people that reading census forms in order to single-out an individual is illegal. Wait?! What am I doing?! THE PRESIDENT NOR THE CONGRESS HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL CENSUS INFORMATION - IT IS ILLEGAL FOR THEM TO HAVE IT WITH IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.

Now the reason I wanted Rick Sanchez's video is this: as he explained, guess which state has actually lost population. Minnesota. From the 2010 census, which representative is bound to lose a seat due to reapportionment? Michelle Bachmann.

I think that that all speaks for itself. My only question is if Rep. Bachmann has ever read the Constitution's Article I, Section 2.

Bachman Watch

If you have not heard of Congresswoman Michelle Bachman (R-MN), do yourself a favor and look her up. She is insane. The DCCC (a few days ago) launched a new page called "Bachman Watch," I suggest you look at it (read it after you see the Wikipedia page on her -don't lie, I know that it is your primary source for information on a topic).

Some of the things this woman has said and done and believes in include (I got these from a variety of sources that are just a Google search away):

• Tried to ban Disney's Aladdin from elementary schools because it promotes witchcraft and paganism
• The (conservative, "family values") Family Research Council is the "front lines of defense for the American people"
• Opposition to trade schools and on-the-job training for workplace skills
• Sarah Palin "easily has more qualifications than Senator Obama and Senator Biden put together if you look at Executive Experience [emphasis added] She has been in the Executive position for two years! . . . She is one sharp lady! . . . She has made tough decisions all across the scene. And, I think women all across America are going to love what they see in Sarah Palin; I was taken with her and I know a lot of American women will be. She's very strong, very tough, a committed, loving mother. But, she knows how to be a good executive and how to take on her own party and how to make thing happen. There is no reason why people won't understand this once they understand that people in Alaska -85% of people in Alaska [emphasis added] have a positive approval rating for Sarah Palin."
• [James Carville says to Larry King that he is astounded that this is the best pick that the Republican Party could come up with. Bachman finds it offensive to women.] "There are a lot of competent American women. Sarah Palin easily is a competent woman. She's proved herself in business; she's proved herself in politics. She has come up from nowhere to be somebody. And, she is someone we can all be very proud of. She is one competent, tough cookie. People are going to love her." [James Carville tells her that he supported a woman -Hillary Clinton- for President.] "And, with that, I think a lot of American women are going to be delighted with Sarah Palin because she exudes competence in everything she has ever done. She has a very good record and should be proud to run on that record. McCain really hit it out of the park with this pick."
• Insertion of Creationism to public school curriculum
• Wants to ban all gay rights. Also, LGBT people have "sexual dysfunction" or "sexual identity disorders."
• Opposes minimum wage increases
• Opposes online poker
• "I find it interesting that it was back in the 1970s that the swine flu broke out then under another Democrat president Jimmy Carter. And I'm not blaming this on President Obama, I just think it's an interesting coincidence." (The last time was actually under Gerald Ford.)
• Believes that Congress should be investigated for those with anti-American leanings
• Said that once argued that she couldn't support the economic recovery act because America was 'running out of rich people'

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If you all think a commentary is needed, I'll do one, but I think much of this speaks for itself.