Bachmann Threatens to Leave Minnesota Over Marriage Equality
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann threatened to leave Minnesota today if the state goes ahead with its plans to legalize gay marriage. In an interview with a local television station, the conservative firebrand said she believes God will destroy Minneapolis once the legislation is enacted, and wants to be far away when the reckoning happens. "The Bible is very clear on this issue," she told KSTP-TV this morning. "Homosexuality is a sin, and God will punish communities that support it. "Sodom andÂ GomorrahÂ thought they could defy the will of God, and we all know what happened to them. If the governor signs this legislation into law the Minneapolis-St. Paul region will be next. "I have a friend from EdenÂ PrairieÂ who's already packed everything she owns into her car and is driving out to Montana as we speak. These are very scary times. I don't want my family to be the last ones out." Minnesota is set to legalize same sexÂ marriage tomorrow when Governor Mark Dayton (D) is expected to sign a billÂ passed last week in the legislature. It will become the 12th such state in America after Delaware and Rhode Island passed marriage equality legislation earlier this year, and the first Midwestern state to pass gay marriage though the legislative process. Although none of the other states has suffered from Biblical-like destruction, Minnesota's most outspoken voice in Congress told anchor Bruce Nolan that it's only a matter of time. "I don't know what it will be, Bruce," she said. "It could be an earthquake. It could be a volcano. It could be some sort of flesh eating virus. All I know is that God does not let homosexuality go unpunished, andÂ MinneapolisÂ is next in line for his wrath. "It breaks my heart to think that the Democrats are willing to play politics with the lives of so manyÂ Minnesotans. And I hate to leave so many of myÂ constituentsÂ behind, but I urge them - please, please - follow my example and get your loved ones to safety before it's too late." In a subsequent interview with The Daily Currant, Bachmann says she's not sure where she'll go if she leaves, but is seriously considering Oregon as a possibility since itsÂ constitutionÂ bans same sex marriage. "I've heard wonderful things about Eugene," she says, "and I think (Democratic) Congressman (Peter) DeFazio may beÂ vulnerableÂ to a challenge. They're the nicest people in the world out there. I'm sure we'd be welcomed with open arms."