The Kennedy family — one of the most legendary in American political history — has long been involved in efforts to combat mental illness through public policy since President John F. Kennedy, spurred by the botched lobotomy on his sister Rosemary, made it a focus of his presidency.
In an interview last week on the Yahoo News podcast “The Long Game,” Kennedy said he came to the issue in part because during a stint as a prosecutor, he saw the ways in which mental illness drove a cycle of drug addiction and criminal activity that he believes can be prevented through greater access to treatment.
Kennedy’s push for mental health legislation is an example of his approach to seeking solutions that take advantage of his party’s ability to control the agenda in the House. And his efforts are more than just public relations proposals that cater to the Democratic base but have little chance of passing into law anytime soon, as opposed to the Green New Deal, which he described as an “aspirational” proposal.
“That’s the way that this discourse is supposed to work and yeah, I would love to see more of that rather than a, ‘Just because I can, I will,’” Kennedy said. “Being in the majority in the House is great in that you get to write a bill, you get your colleagues from your own party on it, you convince leadership to move it, and you’ve passed the bill. Congratulations,” Kennedy said. “Been a wonderful three months. My first six years were a very different environment.”
He said that the calls by some Democrats — including some prominent presidential hopefuls — to increase the size of the Supreme Court are an example of a zero-sum approach to politics that he doesn’t believe in.
Much respect to RepJoeKennedy ... continue the fight for the rights and wellness of the mentally ill.
Does a ginger lacking a soul count as mental illness?
Um, I don't think so. We elect mentally ill people in places like CA and NY, and the MSM is riddled with them. Seems they're doing well for themselves in every way other than getting well.
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