Hardball: Michelle Bachman Calls Liberals Un-American

this is what I sent the only Republican who represents me on
the Federal level:

RE: Because I disagree with your views, am I a traitor?

Dear Sen Voinovich,  I am seriously concerned with many recent
public pronouncements of your fellow Republicans, especially
as you are supposedly representing me, your fellow citizen of
the US, Ohio, and Cleveland.  As most recently and extremely
voiced by your party colleague, Rep Bachmann, anyone who
disagrees with the Republican position on apparently anything
is un-American, a traitor, a terrorist, treasonous, deluded, a
socialist, a communist, and/or not pro-American.  I disagree
profoundly with all of your positions, and believe that by the
rights and responsibilities afforded me as a citizen under the
Constitution, I can do so freely and without fear of being
jailed or fined for my dissent.

I would appreciate your confirming (publicly would be nice, as
I am sure many of my fellow citizens, especially those of us
Ohioans represented by the unashamedly liberal Hon. Dennis
Kucinich, may have the same concern) that my dissent with your
views and with views of your fellow Republicans does not
subject me to charges of disloyalty, treason or subversion.  

Your public support of our rights under the first amendment of
the Constitution would be greatly appreciated.  Your
condemnation of those who would question the patriotism of
others would be more than appreciated, it would be
unequivocably moral and just. 

Yours sincerely,

MBR

PS As Rep Michelle Bachmann is not accepting e-mail from
anyone outside her constituency, I would appreciate your
passing this message along to her.  Her recent blanket
accusations of unAmericanism is the most recent and egregious
in a long string of attacks on the patriotism of citizens.