Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, a
Republican, laments that “the gay community have so bullied the
American people.”
In an interview at CPAC, Bachmann told
conservative radio host Lars Larson that the gay community bullied
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, also a Republican, into vetoing a bill
opponents said would allow individuals and businesses to discriminate
against gay people on the basis of their religious beliefs.
“There's nothing about gays in there,
but the gay community decided to make this their measure,” Bachmann
stated. “And the thing that I think is getting a little tiresome
is the gay community have so bullied the American people and they
have so intimidated politicians that politicians fear them and they
think they get to dictate the agenda everywhere. Well, not with the
constitution you don't.”
Bachmann, a vocal opponent of gay
rights, added that gay people and “activist judges” are working
to curb her religious freedom.
“If you want to take away my
religious liberties, you can advocate for that but you do it through
the constitutional process and you don't intimidate and no politician
should give away my religious liberties or yours,” Bachmann
said.