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What I don't like is judges legislating from the bench. And as president of the United States, I will appoint justices who uphold the Constitution and who don't see themselves as a super legislature.

Michele Bachmann

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Michele Bachmann
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: April 6
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My husband is not running for the presidency, neither are my children, neither is our business, neither are our foster children.
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I'm not involved in light, frivolous matters. I'm not involved in fringe or side issues. I'm involved in serious issues.
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Mitt Romney understands the private sector, he understands how profit is created, and he isn't embarrassed by it.
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What I'm talking about is the order of deportation, the sequence of deportation. It is almost impossible to move 11 million illegal immigrants overnight. You do it in steps.
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Without a doubt, absolutely, a woman will be a president, and probably sooner rather than later. I am excited about that, and if what I did serves as a steppingstone for another woman down the course, I am very grateful to have had that chance.
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It's part of Satan, I think, to say that this is gay. It's anything but gay.
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My heart really softens when I think about mothering because the greatest lessons that I've learned in life have been as a mother.
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We're in a state of crisis where our nation is literally ripping apart at the seams right now, and lawlessness is occurring from one ocean to the other. And we're seeing the fulfillment of the Book of Judges here in our own time, where every man doing that which is right in his own eyes-in other words, anarchy.
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I don't know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians.
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