Todd, your boogeyman Regan did not do this. Is Regan in the room with you right now? Point to the spot on the doll where Regan touched you.
The Deinstitutionalization happened in the 1970's. There were 3 Supreme Court Cases in the 1970's ending involuntary commitment. Regan was in office January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989 if you recall. Due to these cases the hospitals were mostly empty so Regan only closed empty hospitals. He did not have a time machine.
"Jackson v. Indiana, 406 U.S. 715 (1972), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that determined a U.S. state violated due process by involuntarily committing a criminal defendant for an indefinite period of time solely on the basis of his permanent incompetency to stand trial on the charges filed against him."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_v._Indiana"O'Connor v. Donaldson, 422 U.S. 563 (1975), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court in mental health law ruling that a state cannot constitutionally confine a non-dangerous individual who is capable of surviving safely in freedom by themselves or with the help of willing and responsible family members or friends. Since the trial court jury found, upon ample evidence, that petitioner did so confine respondent, the Supreme Court upheld the trial court's conclusion that petitioner had violated respondent's right to liberty."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Connor_v._Donaldson
Addington v. Texas, 441 U.S. 418 (1979), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court that set the standard for involuntary commitment for treatment by raising the burden of proof required to commit persons for psychiatric treatment from the usual civil burden of proof of "preponderance of the evidence" to "clear and convincing evidence".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addington_v._TexasMaybe, just maybe some of the stuff you are so outraged about the government doing is not just Republicans, but Democrats also? How can someone who was a lawyer and who has an interest in politics be unaware of such basic simple legal facts? Why do I know off the top of my head that your full of sh!t about things it only takes 5 seconds to look up and 2 minutes to copy and paste the source debunking? I know you are a fraudulent, gutless, partisan hack who stands for no principles and nothing other than hating on Team Red.
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