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06 Dec 2012 13:11 #113632
by ketchim
The sharply divided US Congress has been able to agree on one thing at least -
that the world "lunatic" should be banned..... ::rofl::
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06 Dec 2012 13:14 #113634
by ketchim
"Lunatic" is derived from the Latin word for moon :
and the belief that it could affect mental health
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06 Dec 2012 13:19 #113639
by ketchim
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.
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06 Dec 2012 13:21 #113642
by ketchim
The measure is designed to remove language that has become outdated
or demeaning from the US code. :blank:
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06 Dec 2012 13:44 #113672
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"Not only should we not eliminate the word 'lunatic' from federal law when the most
pressing issue of the day is saving our country from bankruptcy,"
"We should use the word to describe the people who want to continue with business
as usual in Washington."
Rep Gohmert in a statement........ :

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06 Dec 2012 20:12 #113713
by Kwami
Lunatics were people that meets under the moonlight in the old days for social activities and there were no connotation that they were crazy .
This I gleaned from studying Silas Marner by George Eliot in primary school . It was only later that the word Lunatic was associated with mad people
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