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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 07:32 PM
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Bachmann Boasts About Breaking The Law (ThinkProgress)
I’m Refusing To Fill Out The Census

Next year, the 2010 Census will be sent to every American household, as required by the U.S. Constitution. The far right has issued dire warnings of the Census; on a May 29th episode of Bill Bennett’s radio show, RNC Chairman Michael Steele intoned, “Certainly the collection of this information is going to be part of an ongoing political campaign by this administration.”

In an interview with the Washington Time’s right-wing radio show this morning, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) declared that she would break the law and refuse to answer the Census questions, beyond noting the number of people in her household ...

Bachmann explained that her fears over the Census were in large part due to the fact that her Number-One Enemy, ACORN, could possibly be involved ...

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/17/bachmann-census-lawbreaker/
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 07:34 PM
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1. her fears over the Census are in large part due to the fact
that she is batshit crazy.

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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 07:35 PM
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2. What law says you've got to fill out a census form?
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 07:39 PM
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5. It's in the Constitution and you can get fined for not filling it out, but fines aren't enforced. nt
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 10:16 PM
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6. US Code, Title 13, Chapter 7
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 07:36 PM
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3. People answer the door for the census? I recall doing it by mail last time.
Oh, and yes, she's batshit crazy and an asshole, to boot!
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MiniMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 10:50 PM
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7.  They only come knocking if you don't fill it out
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1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 11:52 PM
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12. i've never been census-ed in my life...
no one ever knocked on my door. no one ever sent me mail about it.

i've never been counted...

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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 07:37 PM
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4. dupe:
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 10:57 PM
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8. Isn't the census used to determine the number of congressional seats for each state?
So, she's OK with MN only having one voting Senator and also OK with risking losing a congressional seat or two (if enough people aren't counted, could that be a result?)

Why does she hate MN voters?
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Cresent City Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 10:59 PM
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9. I'm 44 and have never received a census form
I would have filled it out, but I haven't gone out of my way to get one. I have a driver's liscense and pay taxes, so I'm not "off the grid". What gives?
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 11:02 PM
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10. Is she and Palin playing tag-team attention whore? n/t
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Third Doctor Donating Member (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 11:45 PM
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11. her base
Is just as crazy and stupid as she is.
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