Universal mental health screening- again.

[David S]

ACTION ALERT

January 22, 2005

Last year, Congressman Ron Paul led the charge in Congress to keep federal funds from paying for universal or mandatory mental-health screening of children.  Our efforts were successful in exposing the undermining of parents' right to decide what is best for their children.

Recognition of the absence of parental consent and the potential for abuse through forced drugging of children created quite a stir in the House and Senate.  Senators Sam Brownback (KS) and James Inhofe (OK) hastily sent a letter to supporting of our position to the House/Senate conference committee that would decide the issue.  Despite the outpouring of public support we were able to generate (thank you!) and the media's coverage, Congress did not find the political will to protect the family as the 108th Congress came to a close.

But this is a new Congress, and as promised, we are not giving up.

Congressman Paul, a practicing physician for over 30 years, introduced the Parental Consent Act of 2005 (H.R. 181) on the first day of the new 109th Congress.  Simply and directly, this bill would prohibit the use of federal funds for any universal mental-health screening.

We have a petition urging House Speaker Dennis Hastert and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to quickly schedule a vote on H.R. 181.  Please sign that petition.  Also, urge your U.S. representative to cosponsor H.R. 181 and work for its passage.

Congress and President Bush can act quickly when they want to act.  In 2003, the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Bush in less than six weeks.

They acted quickly to stop telemarketers from calling people at home.  They should act just as quickly now to block the forced mental screening of children.

Link to Petition
http://www.thelibertycommittee.org/pcapetition.htm

Thank you for your help!

Kent Snyder
The Liberty Committee
http://www.thelibertycommittee.org

[Cashcow]

I can't believe anyone could actually support this.

[KEmperor]

Already sent my letter, I am subscribed to the same list. 

[Sam Spade]

The Liberty Committee is one of the best separate organizations within Congress, IMHO, and Ron Paul is definitely the best representative in the House. 

It's scary that anyone could try to pass something like that.

[Richard]

I don't quite understand what is going on here.  Can someone please explain it to dumb old me?

[Gabu]

I don't quite understand what is going on here.  Can someone please explain it to dumb old me?

Congressman Ron Paul introduced a bill to ban mental health screening and this article is asking for support.

[KEmperor]

I don't quite understand what is going on here.  Can someone please explain it to dumb old me?

Congressman Ron Paul introduced a bill to ban mental health screening and this article is asking for support.

Well, he wants to prohibit the use of federal funds for any universal mental-health screening.

[Gabu]

I don't quite understand what is going on here.  Can someone please explain it to dumb old me?

Congressman Ron Paul introduced a bill to ban mental health screening and this article is asking for support.

Well, he wants to prohibit the use of federal funds for any universal mental-health screening.

Right, I suppose there is quite a difference.  Reading it again, it seems to be the case that in classic libertarian style, he's essentially saying, "You can do it; I just don't want the federal government to fund it."

[Richard]

Oh I like this law already.

[David S]

This link may give a better explaination of the mental health screening plan; http://www.eagleforum.org/column/2004/nov04/04-11-24.html

It seems like something out of an Orwellian police state.

Congressman Ron Paul wants to stop it by cutting off Federal funding. Being a US congressman he cannot stop the states from doing this if they choose but at least he can keep the Feds out of it.