US Congress bans word 'lunatic' in federal legislation

[The Straight Story]

US Congress bans word 'lunatic' in federal legislation

The sharply divided US Congress has been able to agree on one thing at least - that the word "lunatic" should be banned.

The House of Representatives voted 398-1 on Wednesday to strike the term from all federal legislation, after the Senate did the same in May.

The measure is designed to remove language that has become outdated or demeaning from the US code.

The bill will now go to President Barack Obama for his signature.

Senator Kent Conrad, one of the sponsors of the measure, said: "Federal law should reflect the 21st Century understanding of mental illness and disease, and that the continued use of this pejorative term has no place in the US code."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20628988#TWEET425640

Methinks they have been reading Meta-discussion here

[Scuba]

1. So how will they refer to Michele in future legislation?

[Flashmann]

2. It's about time!!

Just think of all the good jobs this bill will create......Fantastic......

[snooper2]

3. Congress and Meta have something else in common

A 7% approval rating

[BeeBee]

4. Figures, Gohmert is the one who voted against it. n/t

[LeftInTX]

7. Gohmert says, "Don't write me out of the books. You hear me, don't write me out"!!!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

5. What they need to do is ban lunatics from serving in congress...

Then they may actuall get some real work done.

[The Straight Story]

6. Yeah, but republicans keep voting them in ;) (nt)