TX Gov vetoes public safety mental health bill because... Scientology

[Panich52]

Daily Kos

(photo caption: Just read the script into that camera there, sir. Think of the galactic overlord Xenu and Obama's conspiracy to steal Texas away from Jesus.

Texas governor probably vetoed mental health bill because of scientology and anti-vaxxer lobby
by Walter Einenkel

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is well-known schmuck. He counts on equally feeble-minded narcissists like child-bride enthusiast Ted Nugent for support. It wasn't long ago that he donned his tin-foil hat to order the Texas military to watch out for the Jade Helm invasion. Luckily, Texas escaped Obama's plans to invade Texas, steal their guns, and make them all have gay abortions. Unfortunately, a nefarious plan was afoot. The blindingly liberal policy makers in Texas agreed to a mental health law called Senate Bill 359.

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The bill would allow hospital officials to hold someone for no more than four hours if they felt that that person was a threat to themselves or others. The bill was a no-brainer by all accounts. But there are some people who already know that lizard people from the core of the earth are controlling our media and those people also hate psychiatry.

After a Church of Scientology-backed group helped organize a campaign against it, Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed legislation that would have given Texas doctors more power to detain mentally ill and potentially dangerous patients, according to records obtained by The Texas Tribune.

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Also behind the veto push were the League of United Latin American Citizens, the Texas Home School Coalition, the anti-vaccine group Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education and Texas for Accountable Government, which the Tribune calls a libertarian organization currently campaigning to stop water fluoridation in Austin.

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[WillowTree]

1. The key word being "probably".

Of course, that isn't what he said his reason is.

Look, I'm not defending the guy, but I get really tired of these assumptions just because we don't like someone. Yeah, the scientologists did contact him. Doesn't mean that that had anything whatsoever to do with his decision.

Do I not want my birthday celebrated in the office because it embarrasses me, or because I know someone who's a Jehovah's Witness?

[Gothmog]

2. Greg Abbott is making Goodhair look bright and honest

[mwooldri]

3. Only four hours? I thought there was already a law and it's for 72 hours.

It might just be North Carolina... but if you're going to hurt yourself, any medical professional has the right to get you checked in to a mental health facility, and the mental health facility has to keep you in for at least 72 hours if someone checks you in against your will.

This is my understanding after checking myself in to a mental health facility a few years ago.