Thoughts on "The Jennifer Act"?

[angus]

http://thejenniferact.com/the-jennifer-act/
Scroll down a bit and you can see the full text of the bill.

What a terrible idea.  It's like pouring an alcoholic's liquor down the drain.

Only when one admits that he has a problem, that he is powerless over his addiction, will he be ready to receive help.  You cannot force this, and we have mounds of objective data as well as anecdotal evidence that trying to force recovery generally makes the problem worse. 

It's just another thoughtless jerk of the knee by the political class.  I guess I'm not surprised by it.