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According to this man, Tommy Olmstead, the ADA allows states to lock us up
Excerpts from the petition
to the Supreme Court
filed by Olmstead for
the State of Georgia:
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"The issue of de-institutionalization, like the dog that does not bark, simply was not before Congress, was not raised by Congress, and was not debated by Congress during the adoption of the ADA."
"The 1990 passage of the ADA simply did not suddenly make a national value judgment in this area that all States are compelled to follow."
"There was no hint that the integration regulation [of the ADA] was intended to cover institutionalization or in any way affect the pace with which States provide community care."
"The state's choice of setting for an individual requiring public care depends on the individual's mental condition, on the fact and extent of his dangerousness and inability to care for himself, and on fiscal and administrative considerations."
"There must be a 'clear and manifest' showing of congressional intent to supplant traditional state police powers."
TALKING POINTS FOR ACTIVISTS
OLMSTEAD'S PETITION TO THE COURT
OUR OPPONENTS
ADAPT MEETS GOVS
FROM THE BRIEF
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