While I was truly elated and excited about Senator Spectors defection...thinking we finally would have the power (votes) to move this country forward...
I recalled he Co-Chaired a Senate Committee that passed the "New Freedom Initiative" wherein there is mandatory mental health screening of school children...against and without parental consent...
Spector striped out of the final bill that Bush signed any requirements for parents to be informed or allowed to give their consent or not to their children being tested for mental problems...
http://www.populistamerica.com/congress_funds_mandatory_psychological_tests_for_kidsSnip:
At issue is the fundamental right of parents to decide what medical treatment is appropriate for their children. The notion of federal bureaucrats ordering potentially millions of youngsters to take psychotropic drugs like Ritalin strikes an emotional chord with American parents, who are sick of relinquishing more and more parental control to government.
"Once created, federal programs are nearly impossible to eliminate. Anyone who understands bureaucracies knows they assume more and more power incrementally. A few scattered state programs over time will be replaced by a federal program implemented in a few select cities. Once the limited federal program is accepted, it will be expanded nationwide. Once in place throughout the country, the screening program will become mandatory.
"Soviet communists attempted to paint all opposition to the state as mental illness. It now seems our own federal government wants to create a therapeutic nanny state, beginning with schoolchildren. It's not hard to imagine a time 20 or 30 years from now when government psychiatrists stigmatize children whose religious, social, or political values do not comport with those of the politically correct, secular state.
"American parents must do everything they can to remain responsible for their children's well-being. If we allow government to become intimately involved with our children's minds and bodies, we will have lost the final vestiges of parental authority. Strong families are the last line of defense against an overreaching bureaucratic state."
And how this law has paved the way for this new law:
The Mother's Act - Mandatory Screening of Moms for Depression
http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/usa/screening/mother-depression"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.",George Santayana
I'm sure there more things that Spector did...like Anita Hill that we shouldn't forget...
Just saying...
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