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Senate
Resolution 128
By:
Senators Schaefer of the 50th, Cagle of the 49th, Mullis of the 53rd, Thomas of
the 54th, Pearson of the 51st and others
A
RESOLUTION
Urging
the Georgia Congressional Delegation to oppose mandatory mental health screening
of American school children; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
President George W. Bush established the President´s New Freedom Commission
on Mental Health in April of 2002 and directed the commission to identify
policies that could be implemented by federal, state, and local governments to
maximize the utility of existing resources, improve coordination of treatments
and services, and promote successful community integration for adults with a
serious mental illness and children with a serious emotional disturbance;
and
WHEREAS,
the commission has recommended, among other things, mandatory mental health
screening of American school children, meaning millions of school children will
be forced to undergo psychiatric screening even in the face of opposition of
their parents, shattering the fundamental right of parents to decide what
medical treatment is appropriate for their children; and
WHEREAS,
the commission´s recommendation was embraced by President Bush and both
chambers of Congress, and funding was provided for such screening in the 2005
federal budget; and
WHEREAS,
it is important to understand that the powerful pharmaceutical lobby is behind
this idea because of its eagerness to sell psychotropic drugs to millions of new
customers, and federal bureaucrats are just as eager to control our lives;
and
WHEREAS,
it is vital to the country´s freedom and to the strength of the American
family to derail this dangerous mandate, either through repeal of enabling
legislation or refusing to fund this Orwellian program.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY that the members of this body
urge the Georgia Congressional Delegation to oppose implementation of the
President´s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health recommendations
regarding the mandatory mental health screening of America´s school
children.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Georgia Congressional
Delegation and to the press.