My great uncle has Parkinson's. It makes you rather twitchy, but doesn't
affect your mental capacity in any way I or the medical community recognize.
Yeah, it screws up your co-ordination something awful, but who cares if her
signature is illegible?
On the other side of the coin, most mental illnesses are quite controllable.
I would have no problem voting for someone with, say, depression. After
all, the man most responsible for running /my/ life has depression (and has
for several years) and is a remarkably intelligent, charming, and (dare I
say it) stunningly handsome young man. :-) Seriously, though: I'd worry a
lot less about depression or bipolarism or something of that nature than I
would about "stupid" -- which is not in the DSM-IV but seems to be an
epidemic.
--Ben Doom
Programmer & General Lackey
Moonbow Software
: -----Original Message-----
: From: jon hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 2:10 PM
: To: CF-Community
: Subject: Re: Janet Reno in Florida
:
:
: I just thought I'd add that she has Parkinson's Disease. I know that
: Parkinson's can be treated, and supposedly patients can be symptom
: free, but I don't think it is wise to vote in someone who we already
: know has a mental illness.
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