Serious question for the Legal beagles on FR:
What stops a resident of her district from having her declared mentally incompetent?
When crazy people on the street run around screeching about magical dragons/demons/monsters chasing them etc, the DPS or other relevant agency places them in protective custody and has their mental state evaluated as they pose a danger to themselves/others.
Considering her history of blatantly bizzarre statements I think she really is mentally incompetent and poses a danger to herself/others.
Can someone clarify this who genuinely knows?
“What stops a resident of her district from having her declared mentally incompetent?”
The fact that one has to be mentally competent to think of it!
I have also wondered about the requirements to have someone involuntarily committed for psychiatric evaluation. I hope someone can give you a definitive answer.
Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution states:
"No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen."
These requirements cannot be changed without a constitutional amendment.