Rep. Ron Paul failed in his attempt to remove the new mandatory mental-health screening program that Bush has proposed, by a wide margin. I thought for sure that congress would pass his amendment stripping it from the appropriations bill since it is not only a financial drain on our country but a violation of our freedoms. Many opponents of this measure claim that Bush is doing this as a favor to the drug companies so they can sell more anti-depressant and ant-psychotic medicines and therefore reap larger profits. I am not sure if that is what is going on but I do know I think Congress needs a mental health screening for passing such intrusive legislation.
I am sure there are a lot of people out there that think this would be a great thing. I question how they are going to enforce this. If you don't want one of their "screenings" are they going to lock you away in prison or a mental hospital till you do "voluntarily" submit?
The commission recommended that the screening be linked with "treatment and supports," including "state-of-the-art treatments" using "specific medications for specific conditions."
Who can complain? Government sponsored treatment and drugs for everyone, especially children. What a deal, no longer will you have to buy your drugs on the street corner to lull yourself into dazed compliance. The Government will give them to you to keep the populace dazed, confused and compliant so that nobody will have the will to dissent on its policies. Kind of a win, win situation for the government but definitely a losing proposition for our children and our freedoms. But that is the way our Police State is going nowadays. Loss of freedoms and larger Government controls whether its Democrats or Republicans. They are out to crush the little people.
work is only part of a man’s life; play, family, church, individual and group contacts, educational opportunities, the intelligent exercise of citizenship, all play a part in a well-rounded life. Workers are men and women with potentialities for mental and spiritual development as well as for physical health. We are paying the price today of having too long sidestepped all that this means to the mental, moral, and spiritual health of our nation. Mary Barnett Gilson
Saturday, September 11. 2004
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I think it is time that mental illness is treated with the same kind of assistance that physical health is. But we do not screen everyone for physical health unless they are getting an insurance policy. Nor should we be screening anyone for mental health, particularly children, without discussion with and approval by parents. I've know children that needed someone to help them settle down or get out of depression or whatever. But we already know that adult drugs do not work for them. And we also know that there are a lot of drugs that are promoted by the drug companies for mental health that don't work, placebos may do the job. Thanks for calling this to our attention Sam.
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