[LarryLied]

So now they want to send those who cannot care for themselves back to institutions which can. May be too late. Donna Shalala funded a group called "Consumer Survivors" . Former mental patients who think no one, no matter how ill, should be institutionalized. In 1998 and 2000, the group was engaged in getting the mentally ill involved in the political process. Voter drives for schizophrenics. In vans you and I paid for, the mentally ill were ferried to the polls to vote.

Wonder if Bush has cut off their funding. Hope so.

[bybybill]

Thats funny, who got to head up the voter drive? It does explain somethings.

In the recent Rat primary for Gov. here in Goofyville, Or, one candidate said he deserved our vote cause he was a good bowler{he won,but admitted that he wasn`t a bowler after all}, another promised to raise taxes, and the woman in the race was praised in state`s largest paper because " she gave good meetings"

[WaterDragon]

The mentally incompetent and purchasable ex-cons [and perhaps cons] are the only citizens willing to vote Democrat these days. So, yes, I can see Ted Kennedy introducing bills [if he hasn't already] to provide transportation and voting-"guidance" to the severely mentally ill.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Voter drives for schizophrenics...ironic isn't it? - one of the characteristics used to determione "mental illness" is lack of insight into one's circumstances and lack of judgment - yet it's become reasonable to turn people lacking in these regards loose in the voting booths - no wonder we get the kind of government we have......