What Angle Wanted from Scientologists

The Las Vegas Sun explains the details on the nature of Sharron Angle's support for a Scientology inspired program:

Though she never presented a bill, Angle did attempt to organize a legislative trip to see the inmate treatment program at a Mexican jail. She made the proposal after visiting the facility with a former corrections department director. The legislative trip would have been arranged and paid for by a member of the Church of Scientology, and critics say the program is modeled on the faith’s teachings.

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The website now says only that Angle “made it unlawful nationally for anyone but a physician to require the use psychotropic drugs (such as Ritalin) for public school attendance by certain children. Senator John Ensign sponsored the bill at Angle’s request.”

Angle’s website formerly said that accompanying her to Ensign’s office was Read, who heads the National Foundation of Women Legislators. That organization, which some say has links to Scientology, promotes the drug treatment program that Angle advocated for in 2003.

The group’s website lists Angle as a legislative chairwoman of the Business, Housing & Economic Development Committee.

Read did not return calls for comment.

Stacy, Angle’s spokesman, said the website was recently revamped. Any change was likely because of that reworking — not because of criticism of her support for the prison drug treatment program, he said.

But Angle has downplayed her associations with Scientology since entering the U.S. Senate race.

“You may agree with me, but that doesn’t mean I agree with you all the time,” Angle said of her relationship with members of the church. “I’m still glad to have you on board.”

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