WASHINGTON – Disabilities advocates are applauding Congress for passing legislation that eliminates the term “mental retardation” from federal laws.
The measure, passed by the House by voice vote Wednesday night, changes the phrase “mentally retarded” to “an individual with an intellectual disability” in existing health, education and labor law.
Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, sponsor of the bill with Republican Sen Mike Enzi, of Wyoming, said it would make language in federal law consistent with that used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the health arm of the United Nations and the White House.
“Rosa’s Law,” named after a Maryland girl with Down Syndrome, passed the Senate last month and now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature.
It’s good to see the “intellectually disabled” members of Congress finally do something useful.
#39 “moran” was added to sheeple spelling list because retards (intellectually disabled morons) like you kept misspelling it.
This is forum for non-retards so pretend to be one.
Actually “moran” started in the British gay community long before Bush supporters and farkers started grabbed it.
Which explains why pedro has used it for so long.
Well it could be worse. Instead of just creating a trivial and useless law like this, they could have passed something that fucked over the American public like they often have. The term “too much time on their hands” really applies here.
Ithought it referred to Congressman Jerry Moran.
#41 If it were for non retards, you’d be long banned.
#42 Good job educating those that should know where the word comes from. Too bad sheeples can’t learn
The new term is Alfred Persson
#41 Dallas said:
“This is forum for non-retards so pretend to be one.”
“This is Forum”? Dumbass, you didn’t check your grammar!
Maybe you should be ridiculed for your mistakes? Let you feel what it’s like…
Does this mean Dvorak Uncensored has been deleted from the fairness doctrine?
#46 This is your moment…don’t waste it on me…
And in 20 years when they invent another new term because this one falls out of fashion, we can go through this nonsense all over again.
>> Alfred Persson said, on September 25th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
>> Does this mean Dvorak Uncensored has been deleted from the fairness doctrine?
Do you have any idea of what the Fairness Doctrine was? My guess is no.
#51 Yes I do Greg, its all about diversity, Government skew will be read by diverse teleprompter readers, Black, Hispanic, Asian and White.
White House talking points will be prime time on diverse, community owned channels.
Then the Government skew and operatives, who now infest the internet and public airwaves, will also be on radio and cable.
It will be wonderful hearing how excellent we are being governed.
I am quite certain you will be pleased.
We need to bring these folks out of the shadows and just call them Democrats.
He did, he did, I think with my ability to foresee the future (its almost god like) I will buy a lottery ticket.
After that I will invent the universe.
In some defense of the two senators, the bill originally did not call for outlawing the term mental retardation. Instead, the bill would have outlawed mental retardation itself. Due to Republican opposition–in particularly heated oratory on the House side, Ohio Rep. Boehner argued that passage of the bill as written would mean all Republicans would have to vacate the United States–the bill was amended instead to outlaw the term.