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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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While I am reluctant to cite sexism as a political issue, sexism certainly can exist.
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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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It would be fun to have someone in the White House who has worked in the private sector... and someone who understands that wealth creation is a good thing and they want more of it. Wealth is good.
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One thing that all of my children, biological and foster children, have taught me is the unbelievable diversity of talent and giftedness that all people have.
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Small-business people do not want to have more than 50 employees, because that's when all the regulatory burden of Obamacare kicks in.
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I was in the Minnesota state Senate from 2000 until 2006. In 2006, I was urged to run for Congress, I did. And I've been here ever since.
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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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Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich represent the big government frugal socialist wing of the party. And I represent the true constitutional conservative wing of our party.
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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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I’m not only a lawyer, I have a post-doctorate degree in federal tax law from William and Mary. I’ve worked in serious scholarship ... my husband and I have raised five kids, we’ve raised 23 foster children. We’ve applied ourselves to education reform. We started a charter school for at-risk kids.
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Certainly people make mistakes in their life. I'm no different, I've made mistakes. When people mess up, we forgive them. When I mess up, I ask for forgiveness.
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I believe that America is the indispensable nation of the world. Just the creation of this nation itself was a miracle.
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Deprivation sometimes can be one of the most marvelous teachers.
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All voodoo, nonsense, hokum, a hoax.
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You can't take money from the taxpayers out of the treasury to give it to pay off your political donors. That's corruption to do that.
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I do support a constitutional amendment on marriage between a man and a woman, but I would not be going into the states to overturn their state law.
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