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Originally Posted by Robbie
The govt. shouldn't be able to drug test anybody. Nobody should.
There is a 4th amendment to the Constitution...and I believe that any drug test, any breathalizer test, etc. is a direct violation of the constitution.
That's why you actually have a choice to take them or not.
Of course the govt. has figured out that they can penalize you for NOT taking them. So everybody falls in line and allows their work or govt. to take their blood (or you lose your job)...or take a breathalyzer when you get pulled over (or you go to jail).
So yeah, the govt. COULD require a drug test for welfare.
But all of the above "testing" is very much against the intentions of the Constitution.
How could there be any more drastic of an invasion of privacy than drug testing? 
Our "freedom" isn't exactly Freedom. You are "free" to do whatever you like...unless religious fanatics disapprove.
One other thing...the epidemic of drug use these days is prescription opioids.
How the hell is "drug testing" for cocaine (which folks on welfare probably can't afford) and pot (also expensive as hell these days) having any effect on the REAL problem of prescription pills? |
Yes you have a "CHOICE" to take them or not, but you have no "RIGHT" to drive under the Constitution, so the state "WILL" take your drivers license away for a certain amount of time. They consider driving a "PRIVILEGE" and the state can and "WILL" take that privilege away if you choose to not take a breathalyzer test after being stopped.
Your argument is really null & void because driving isn't granted under the US constitution. The sate can take your drivers license because you failed to live up to the contract of obeying the law. When you sign and accept your drivers license you are agreeing to a contract with the state to follow the laws of that state or any state you visit. You can then sit at home and play with guns all day because that's an actual right, but you won't be driving for at least 3 months or more depending on the state.. Here in FL it's 1 year automatic suspension the first time you refuse to take a test 18 months the 2nd.