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Originally Posted by JimDandy
So a state could impanel three licensed social workers, call it a mental health board, and start deciding bi-polar, etc. folks off their meds are unable to contract or manage their affairs.
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You're confusing two separate standards -- being adjudicated mentally ill and dangerous is one thing; being adjudicated mentally incompetent is completely separate from that.The latter requires a determination
by a probate court, which then appoints a legal guardian. This is a well-established procedure, and it would be difficult to change it.
Not that a state couldn't try to pass such a law, but it's not likely, and it would certainly be challenged and overturned in short order.