First Bachmann encourages people to break the law

[SoCalNative]

by not participating in the 2010 census.

Now she's again encouraging it, by telling people not to pay their taxes if "Obamacare" passes:

The Tea Party hero is telling people not to pay taxes if ObamaCare passes. Is Bachmann fighting the good fight — or losing her grip on reality?

Tea Party favorite Rep. Michele Bachmann (R, Minn.) has urged opponents of ObamaCare to stop paying taxes if the House passes the health care reform bill using "deem and pass," a controversial procedural shortcut. "They want us to pay for this? We don't have to," she said over the weekend. "We don't have to follow a bill that isn't law." Is Bachmann's advice crazy?

SOMEWHAT CRAZY

Bachmann's a repeat criminal offender: This isn't the first time "Mama Che" Bachmann's tried to "incite Americans to revolution," armed or otherwise, says Rick Ungar in True/Slant. If she wants to flout the soon-to-be-passed health care law, and her oath to uphold it, fine. But taxpayers shouldn't foot her salary, and generous health benefits, while she becomes "an enemy of the U.S. government."

http://theweek.com/article/index/200866/Michele_Bachmann_Dont_pay_taxes

[my2sense]

1. Isn't that the truth

If she doesn't believe in gov't, why is she still reaping the benefits paid to her by the taxpayers?

[Warpy]

2. That crazy bat would have been censured in most other congresses

but I have a sneaking suspicion this one is letting her rant and rave without comment because they realize she's putting a face on general GOP craziness and it's going to cost her later this year.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

3. I will admit to monkey wrenching the form just a little

Not clear why they need all the information they ask for. Then again I have always done that to collectors of gender/age/race/religious information.

What many people do not realize that government agencies are not allowed to change or challenge that kind of self deceleration. I remember claiming to be a gender indeterminate 70 year old Hispanic Korean follower of the Jedi religion. My eldest daughter declared her self a Hawaiian Hispanic for high school purposes. It suited background since she is part Hawaiian and fluent in Spanish. The other declared her self black, also quite legitimate. They are in fact mixed race/mixed culture having lived in 7 different countries before they went to college.

[Swamp Rat]

4. LOL!! ... Michele Bachmann, the face of the New GOP

:D :rofl:

[Initech]

5. Just when I thought the tea partiers couldn't get any more batshit crazy...

*cue up Judas Priest* Breaking the law... breaking the law...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu5gv9A2zc0

[RKP5637]

6. IMO Bachman never had a grip on reality. Just look into her eyes, she's a loony. Sorry

to be such a short judge of her, but when she starts talking, yep, I have no doubts. I can see why she has appeal, she's as crazy as the rest of them.

[tabbycat31]

7. she's just crazy--- my friend sent a drunken email to her last night

and it was not to her district office or anything--- he sent it to her campaign volunteer email. I told him to forward the email to me if he gets a response

[vixengrl]

8. "Mama Che"

http://vixenstrangelymakesuncommonsense.blogspot.com/2009/03/michele-bachmanns-revolution-against.html

(daggone it, my link wouldn't show as an image....grumble)

[indepat]

9. Hits the nail squarely on the head

:-)

[Marr]

10. Wait- you mean I don't have to pay taxes if the government is doing things I don't support?

Wow! I'm about to save a lot of money!

[Javaman]

11. When is this stooge up for reelection? nt