Originally Posted by Prime Junta 
Perhaps they just didn't want to be rude?
Actually, Alrik has put his finger on the nitty gritty there. After this poor woman gave her testimony in front of a committee considering a bill to make implanting said microchips illegal, they heard her story, "no one laughed" and they
approved the bill. Here's the relevant quote:
The Georgia House Judiciary Committee took up a bill last week that would "prohibit requiring a person to be implanted with a microchip," and would make violating the ban a misdemeanor. According to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, one exchange from the hearing could have been ripped right from Dr. Strangelove….Willard thanked the woman for her input, and the committee later approved the bill.
So who's really bringing the crazy in this story?