Next Friday the state Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on a proposal to amend the Washington Law Against Discrimination to include a definition of disability that is essentially unlimited:
(c) [A disability] is perceived to exist whether or not it exists in fact.This proposed act would be both "remedial and retroactive".A disability exists whether it is temporary or permanent, common or uncommon, mitigated or unmitigated, or whether or not it limits the ability to work generally or work at a particular job or whether or not it limits any other activity within the scope of this chapter.
Well that's one way of implementing "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need".
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at January 06, 2007 12:35 PM | Email ThisThis is essentially, pick your own victim card. It doesn't even have to have any outward qualities. You just pick a card, and you automatically qualify as a minority class that can use today's politically correct multiculturalism as class warfare leverage.
Posted by: Jeff B. on January 6, 2007 12:33 PMIf you THINK you are ''disadvantaged'' or disabled, YOU ARE !!.. **AND**:
You are entitled to ''appropriate'' COMPENSATION (to be determined no doubt by yet another massive and inefficient state bureaucracy).
I wonder how far down the radical socialist road we will get before hoi polloi wake up. It better be soon, or China and India are going to eat our lunch in goods and services AND in general academic excellence, even more than they are already doing now (some people have suggested they are already having dessert).
Isn't it ironic that at least economically China ''gets it'', and they are a country that is still nominally run by a communist government (ruthlessly authoritarian and undemocratic, but not really communist as far as most things economic anymore (but that's another thread) ). Meanwhile, there seems to be no limit to how far into left-wing deep-space orbit the starey-eyed ''progressives'' want to take this country.
And ditto what everyone said @ 1-5 above.
Posted by: Methow Ken on January 6, 2007 01:27 PM''If you THINK you are ''disadvantaged'' or disabled or a victim, YOU ARE !!..
That should just about cover everything for even the most radical leftie.
Posted by: Methow Ken on January 6, 2007 01:54 PMSome examples please.
Posted by: Bill Cruchon on January 6, 2007 01:58 PMSeriously, folks like Headless Lucy always assume that the world has finite limitations. Global Warming will kill us all. We are going to run out of oil. There will be no more cheap labor, etc. That's the hallmark of the left, they don't believe in the fundamental goodness of humanity. They never want to let man use his ingenuity to solve problems, or assume that new technology will change our needs, because that would remove the false justification for more government.
Posted by: Jeff B. on January 6, 2007 02:50 PM(It's all "out of my control"...)
Posted by: AD on January 6, 2007 09:42 PMI was thinking a donkey...
Posted by: AD on January 6, 2007 09:43 PMhttp://seattlepi.nwsource.com/soundoff/comment.asp?articleID=298708
So, do you think I can get full benefits for my "nature deficit disorder"?
Maybe they can pay me to take Christine the Donkey to the woods where I can enjoy THE CRITICAL AREAS and cure my horrible horrible HORRIBLE disease.
Posted by: AD on January 6, 2007 09:51 PMWatch your pocket books this year folks.
Posted by: Andy on January 7, 2007 10:42 AMSecular progressives have removed values from school other than Marxist values. The society does not support strong families, married parents, and does everything it can to make fun of those with strong religious values. In the absence of other controls, behavior drugs will now have to be used. If everyone is a behavior problem, all can be drugged.
I can't wait for the comments from Headless.
Posted by: WVH on January 7, 2007 11:23 AMNot just the children being "drugged", ask any 20 something what prescript they are taking. The answer will be "anti-depressant"...Gotta have them, gotta feel good, can't take the "stress". These same are ritalin babys of 15 years ago, needing "something" to feel good about. Remember in the 60's when most women were given "Valium" to help them cope with motherhood.
Its all about "feeling good", and being legal.
Posted by: Chris on January 7, 2007 11:49 AMThe PI has this in their soundoff section here:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/soundoff/comment.asp?articleID=298708
Wow, I didn't realize how many different names we have for just being lazy.
Posted by: Chris on January 7, 2007 08:39 PM