Michael Harney wrote:
>and if someone is declared
>clinically insane, they are not eligable to vote. So until Nader is declared
>clinically insane, I don't want to hear your unwaranted, unqualified
>character attacks on him or his supporters (which, again, if they are
>clinically insane, they would be ineligable to vote).
Is this strictly true in all states? And what do you mean by "clinically
insane"? I thought "insane" was a legal, and not a clinical, term.
I seem to remember seeing a spot on some American TV newsmagazien type show
(like 20/20) about someone in one state trying to organize an "education
program" to help mentally ill, semi-institutionalized people learn about
which candidates have what platforms, and to make sure that they do vote
(presumably for those candidates who would offer them the most benefit, or
stand to do them the least damage).
There was, of course, a ruckus about worries that these people were just
being used or mislead by partisan care-workers. Was an interesting piece,
really. Something in my memory is screaming New York State, but it could be
wrong. Anyone see this?
More on this thread later.
Gord
