This came up in my health care forum.
Right now, you can legally detain someone medically when they are a danger to themselves or others for up to 72hrs. The details vary by state, but this is how we lock down individuals trying to suicide or someone mentally off the rails making threats of violence.
This variation on that law would also make opposition to Trump qualify.
Civil commitment can follow as with individuals who have profound mental illness and are not safe to be out in the world.
This is the loudest scream that democracy is dead short of hauling people out into the street and shooting them.
It’s important to note the police are currently the people who bring individuals in for the 72hr mental health holds.
it’s also one of a billion batshit bills that every Nazi sycophant is going to shit out over the next 4-90 years.
that said, it’s kinda good to get out in front and see these, we should be tracking names
I agree, I’m not saying it shouldn’t be posted but the text of the post reads like this was introduced to the house of Representatives in congress not just in the MN house.
We don’t need to be confusing people into thinking it’s already hopeless, they’re trying this in Minnesota and it will fail.
The fact they’re trying is important to recognize but we also have to point out that it is a single instance and people can go harass the singular state rep who introduced it instead of thinking it’s in congress and there’s no way to contact enough reps to block the bill.
Hope that clarifies my position a bit. Name and shame. Make it clear that this is in a state house. That is where the real evil is going to be commited (states right to what?) But let’s make it so that the people in that state are able to be activated and called to action as opposed to me seeing this in Georgia and thinking “oh great I can’t influence this decision if it’s happening in Washington.”
Maybe I read the article and see it’s for Minnesota, and make the comment saying we should point out it’s just in Minnesota. OR I just read the headline, read the comments freaking out without the context, and go tell my friends “hey congress is introducing a bill to make criticizing trump a mental illness” completely devaluing the actual harm being done by misrepresenting it.
No shade to OP, just trying to be pragmatic.