Bachmann Speaks Out Against Census — And Government Asking About People’s Mental Stability

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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) appeared on the Glenn Beck show yesterday evening, to keep on her new campaign to not completely fill out her census reform. She is drawing a line against government intrusion, despite the $5,000 fine that could potentially be imposed.

Bachmann again invoked a historic connection between the Census and the Japanese-American internment — and she objected to the government looking into people’s mental health:

“Well, I think everyone in the country has been happy about what I’ve said — other than the U.S. Census Bureau,” said Bachmann. “So I think other than that, we’re doing pretty well.”

Bachmann also differentiated between the 28-page American Community Survey, which only a tiny fraction of Americans will receive, and the short form that everyone gets — and she objected to both of them. “Does the federal government really need to know our phone numbers?” she asked. “Do they really need to know, like you said, the date and time that we leave mental stability?”

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