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24. By your logic drug tests should be mandatory for all categories of government

Reply to Obamanaut (Reply #11)

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 04:11 PM

Jan 2012

workers, aid recipients, and perhaps public students? Yet this legislation only deals with the issue of testing for welfare recipients.

Based on your own statement this is tantamount to discriminating against just one sector of government funding. Are you saying you are ok with the law being applied selectively to only poor recipients of tax payer funds? Or should the bankers, teachers, politicians, janitors etc also be tested?

Either way the current legislation is being selectively applied to both the class of tax payer funds being affected and the crimes that they are being forced to preemptively prove they have not committed.

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This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #1

presumably it was alcohol Syrinx Jan 2012 #2

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it's that legal intoxicant called alcohol which is attributed to 4% of all deaths think Jan 2012 #5

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The facts in this matter are pretty obvious are they not? Alcohol is a legal intoxicant. think Jan 2012 #9

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So if someone thinks people shouldn't get welfare or be allowed to work for the think Jan 2012 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #18

Christ, you are rather slow to understand this. EOTE Jan 2012 #20

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What are you even responding to? EOTE Jan 2012 #26

So welfare is now employment? Is this not two different arguments as well? think Jan 2012 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #27

I can imagine tax payers not having to PAY for tests that violate the civil rights of Americans think Jan 2012 #30

By your logic drug tests should be mandatory for all categories of government think Jan 2012 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #29

and obviously selectively applying the law to only poor people doesn't bother you think Jan 2012 #31

What, exactly, is your point? EOTE Jan 2012 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #12

What a stupid argument from authority. EOTE Jan 2012 #15

Who the hell said that he was guilty of possession of an illegal substance? NT EOTE Jan 2012 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #17

So why do you keep bringing that up to defend the guy? EOTE Jan 2012 #19

Gee,I think jerky GA politicians who drive drunk should be stripped of their paychecks and fired! NT MADem Jan 2012 #3

I think all politicians entering office need to be drug tested just like any new employee mrdmk Jan 2012 #4

Karma's a bitch. And then it REALLY bites you in the ass! n/t markpkessinger Jan 2012 #6

This is an epic fail if there ever was one! Initech Jan 2012 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author spanone Jan 2012 #21

Instant karma is gonna get ya, gonna slap you right in the face TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #23

You better get yourself together darling. Join the human ... wait, fuck, that's not going to happen! 11 Bravo Jan 2012 #32

He should be busted for the name Kip graywarrior Jan 2012 #28