It's even spelled correctly. Amy Myers, high school student, has challenged Michele Bachmann "to a Public Forum Debate and/or Fact Test on The Constitution of the United States, United States History and United States Civics".
There's no way Bachmann will take the challenge, unfortunately. There's no upside to being publicly shown to be less well informed than a high school sophomore.
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