Rep. Bachmann Announces "Declaration Of Independence" For Health Care

On Glenn Beck's radio show today, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) announced what she called "our next step for patriots in this country." 

The controversial congresswoman said she is planning a press conference next Wednesday -- the same day President Obama is delivering the State of the Union -- where she will unveil a petition rejecting the Democrats' approach to health care reform. 

"It's a Declaration of Independence -- but a declaration of health care independence," Bachmann said. 

Listen:

Bachmann has been rallying "patriots" against reform efforts for months.  In November, she organized the GOP's "House Call" protest on Capitol Hill.  Previously, she told conservatives to "make a covenant, slit our wrists, be blood brothers" to defeat the bill.   

Transcript:

BACHMANN: Next Wednesday, we're going to announce our next step for patriots in this country.  We're gonna have a press conference at the Capitol, because that's the State of the Union that evening, and we're going to have a press conference about where we go from here.  It's a Declaration of Independence -- but a declaration of health care independence.  And we're going to have patriots and we're inviting the people to come, too, to sign this document that says we reject what they want, this centralized government approach, and what we want is no backroom deals, no political favoritism, no doing a bill behind closed doors.  You read the thing before you actually vote on it.  Some very simple things: don't add to the crushing debt, don't add to the state crushing debt...

BECK: Get this thing to me, will you?

BACHMANN: I will.