Posted on 04/26/2012 12:04:18 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Sens. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) on Wednesday introduced legislation that would remove all references to the word "lunatic" from federal law, a step they said is needed to reflect the country's modern understanding of mental-health conditions.
Conrad said that by eliminating "lunatic" from federal law, the 21st Century Language Act, S. 2367, would help reduce the stigmatization of such conditions.
"Recently, a North Dakota constituent contacted my office to express support for legislative efforts to remove this outdated and inappropriate language from federal law," Conrad said Wednesday. "Sen. Crapo and I agree that federal law should reflect the 21st-century understanding of mental illness and disease, and that the continued use of this pejorative term has no place in the U.S. Code."
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What? Insulting to moon worshippers?
How retarded...
Cuz that’s WAY more important than working on say, a budget?
You’d think there were more important things going on right now.
I’m so relieved that they are spending time removing the word lunatic from the laws. I was worried they would try to do something about the economy, jobs, deficit, debt or energy. /s
No problem. Remove ‘lunatic’, insert ‘Obama’.
Orwellian.
Doing the Lord’s work. Good grief.
Save the symbolic gestures for another time.
SnakeDoc
what a bunch of Crapo!
What a ridiculous waste of time. What next? Psycho, psychotic... Retarded is still used in the ICD-9, shall we legislate that word also?
Roger Waters isn’t going to like this.
Will these Pink Floyd songs be banned?
Brain Damage
(Waters) 3:50
The lunatic is on the grass.
The lunatic is on the grass.
Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs.
Got to keep the loonies on the path.
The lunatic is in the hall.
The lunatics are in my hall.
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paper boy brings more.
And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
I’ll see you on the dark side of the moon.
The lunatic is in my head.
The lunatic is in my head
You raise the blade, you make the change
You re-arrange me ‘til I’m sane.
You lock the door
And throw away the key
There’s someone in my head but it’s not me.
And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear.
And if the band you’re in starts playing different tunes
I’ll see you on the dark side of the moon.
“I can’t think of anything to say except...
I think it’s marvelous! HaHaHa!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUwUKyztI10
So I guess now we’ll have to go back to referring to politicians as politicians. Well, that sucks.
lunatic = a sled from traveling on the moon
lunatic = those little bugs under moon rocks
lunatic = neck twitch from looking for the moon
“There is no dark side of the moon, really...matter of fact, it’s all dark.”
But it just MAY be a lunatic you’re looking for!
Retard! Retard! (A380 - Only an Airbus will call you a retard.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdzMVBAU4Ys
What will they replace it with - “Mentally challenged! Mentally challenged!” or “Developmentally disabled! Developmentally disabled!”
Perhaps the good gentleman from Idaho (bill sponsor Senator 0Crapo) will slip in a clause changing his name, too? It sounds a bit too easy a target for editorial writers...
For two weeks at time!
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