My point was that it is plausible to me that something like this could be voted in, and that Republicans would vote for it as well.
As far as the extent of the interventions, what disturbed me in particular was using public schools as the focal points for screening children. Would such screening be "compulsory?" Compulsory is the wrong word. Theoretically, children can get out of all sorts of things that are thought of as "compulsory" (sex ed, drug education, physical exams.) In reality, the vast number of children and their parents just go with the flow. Do I think that schools would become centers for mass screenings of public school children? Yes.
After the issue of involving the public schools, my next major concern has already been expressed by other writers here: that widespread of labelling people with mental illness would be a great way to keep people from exercising their 2nd amendment rights.
I suppose there is a silver lining, which we can take to the polls with us in November - those worried about a draft won't have to, because at present it's difficult to get into the military if you've been diagnosed with a psychiatric problem, especially if you've used medication. So if everyone's on antidepressants, then I guess there's not much chance of a draft, eh?
We don't use public schools. No one in my family uses public schools. At all.