Veterans in Ill must pass a pycho exam
I cannot find the article, but on the front page of todays Bloomington Illinois' Pantagraph, www.pantagraph.com , there was an article stating Illinois is going to be the first state in the Union to require it's Natioanl Guardsmen coming back from combat to take a mandatory psychological examination.
It's so the government can help those that are mentally sick.
These returning veterans have done NOTHING to receive such an indictment but Illinois is forcing them to prove they are not crazy.
I found this to be most interesting in conjunction with the Veterans Disarmament Act.
Man I wish I could find the article.
It's so the government can help those that are mentally sick.
These returning veterans have done NOTHING to receive such an indictment but Illinois is forcing them to prove they are not crazy.
I found this to be most interesting in conjunction with the Veterans Disarmament Act.
Man I wish I could find the article.
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quote:Illinois Unveils Mental Health Services for Returning Guardsmen, Veterans
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2007 - All Illinois National Guard troops returning from deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan now will be screened for traumatic brain injury and get access to post-traumatic stress disorder help under a new, first-of-its-kind state program.
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Tammy Duckworth, director of the state's Department of Veterans Affairs, announced the program earlier this week in Chicago.
Let me put this out Tammy Duckworth She served as a helicopter pilot in Iraq, My sister has a coworker that server with Duckworth in the guard unit that was shipped over there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Duckworth
quote:Ladda "Tammy" Duckworth (born 1968) is an Illinois National Guard Major and Iraq War veteran from the U.S. state of Illinois.[1] She was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives seat for the sixth district of Illinois and lost by 2% of the vote in the highly competitive 2006 House election.[2] On 21 November 2006, Duckworth was appointed the director of the Illinois Veterans' Affairs Department by governor Rod Blagojevich.[3]
Duckworth's combat wounds in Iraq cost her both legs and damaged her right arm. She is married to Major Bryan W. Bowlsbey of the Illinois Army National Guard. In 2007, Bowlsbey was informed that he would be deployed to Iraq in April.[4]
I'm unsure of the Gov's motivations , but I cannot think Duckworth's motives on this are bad for her fellow state veterans.0 -
quote:Originally posted by mr_floppy
quote:Illinois Unveils Mental Health Services for Returning Guardsmen, Veterans
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2007 - All Illinois National Guard troops returning from deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan now will be screened for traumatic brain injury and get access to post-traumatic stress disorder help under a new, first-of-its-kind state program.
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Tammy Duckworth, director of the state's Department of Veterans Affairs, announced the program earlier this week in Chicago.
Let me put this out Tammy Duckworth She served as a helicopter pilot in Iraq, My sister has a coworker that server with Duckworth in the guard unit that was shipped over there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Duckworth
quote:Ladda "Tammy" Duckworth (born 1968) is an Illinois National Guard Major and Iraq War veteran from the U.S. state of Illinois.[1] She was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives seat for the sixth district of Illinois and lost by 2% of the vote in the highly competitive 2006 House election.[2] On 21 November 2006, Duckworth was appointed the director of the Illinois Veterans' Affairs Department by governor Rod Blagojevich.[3]
Duckworth's combat wounds in Iraq cost her both legs and damaged her right arm. She is married to Major Bryan W. Bowlsbey of the Illinois Army National Guard. In 2007, Bowlsbey was informed that he would be deployed to Iraq in April.[4]
I'm unsure of the Gov's motivations , but I cannot think Duckworth's motives on this are bad for her fellow state veterans.
I've seen her campaign commercials and watched her grandstand ub thusposition. She is a liberal, like hillary, pelosi and reid. yes, on one hand she is an american hero, on the other hand she is a liberal socialist activist.0 -
As long as all politicians have mandatory brain screening!!!! Screw these jerks. They should all come back - lock and load and say NO!!!! 0 -
I like your ideas about "What if some vet goes postal?"
OK, Lets test all the civials, including all political people city, state , and fed. Open public record!!!!!!!! Lets see who is crazy and get them out of control offices. Bet if you push for this as a law they will back down on the rest of it.0 -
Makes you wonder if retro active mandatory pscyc exams will soon come into play. Going back to Korean war vets. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by sav99
Makes you wonder if retro active mandatory pscyc exams will soon come into play. Going back to Korean war vets.
I'm not playing that game Sav!
Folks...it's going to be do or die here soon.0 -
quote:Originally posted by dongizmo
But TRFox said this would never happen............
I feel important that I give you a reason for living.0 -
quote:Originally posted by sav99
Makes you wonder if retro active mandatory pscyc exams will soon come into play. Going back to Korean war vets.
How much do you want to bet they tie it into your disability benefits??? ...come in and be examined or lose your benefits.0 -
quote:Originally posted by ECC
quote:Originally posted by sav99
Makes you wonder if retro active mandatory pscyc exams will soon come into play. Going back to Korean war vets.
How much do you want to bet they tie it into your disability benefits??? ...come in and be examined or lose your benefits.
Thats entirely possible.
Dam this thing is moving fast!0 -
Laughing my az off, here...
All you boys really believed that crap about 'fighting for Americas' freedom'...as you filed into the ships and airplanes and took wing....
a GHOULISH laugh...the laugh of despair as the bullet takes you in the head..the bullet from the Beast.
God help us all, gentlemen...it appears the Beast is getting tired of waiting for us to die naturally....0 -
This is a good thing they are doing for all the returning combat Vets. IT will save them money that would have spent on those terrible guns.anyway everybody knows a Veteran can't be trusted because they are crazy.[:(!][:(!][:(!][:(!][:(!] 0 -
I don't see how they expect this to pass any kind of litmus test for being constitutional.
I don't believe even the 9 th court(if even the 9 th had jurisdiction), the most overturned court in the US, would let this one remain on the books.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Captplaid
I found this to be most interesting in conjunction with the Veterans Disarmament Act.
Couldn't agree more, the timing is ripe with a not so hidden agenda.0 -
quote:Originally posted by tr fox
quote:Originally posted by dongizmo
But TRFox said this would never happen............
I feel important that I give you a reason for living.
But TR, IIRC:
quote:Originally posted by tr fox
So.........first it was the gun grabbers, then it was the NRA and now even the "VA docs" are working to take away our guns? Man, our list of gun grabbing enemies gets longer and longer.
http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=278229
If you would be paying attention instead of smokin waynes pole, you wouldn't make stupid remarks like the one above.0
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