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Ford_Prefect

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19. Soon to be seen in North Carolina.

Reply to moobu2 (Original post)

Thu Apr 25, 2013, 08:17 AM

Apr 2013

Ever backwards into the middle ages,
always swearing God speaks through them,
rode the mighty Tea Party of GOP,
and they were as a plague upon the land.

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Alabama Senate approves welfare drug testing [View all] moobu2 Apr 2013 OP

If it only affects a couple hundred people neffernin Apr 2013 #1

so tired of this shit frylock Apr 2013 #2

Get used to it - it's going to get RiverNoord Apr 2013 #13

Wow that is going to a gut shot to their economy underpants Apr 2013 #3

It will fail just like it did in Florida. L0oniX Apr 2013 #4

More money wasted on BS. Alabama has kids that only eat at school but they waste money on appleannie1 Apr 2013 #5

who makes and provides these drug tests ?????? olddots Apr 2013 #6

I bet they are lobbying hard for these drug testing laws. moobu2 Apr 2013 #10

Does Pittman get tested too? Brigid Apr 2013 #7

Great Law, completely constitutional and legal happyslug Apr 2013 #8

Federal appeals court has ruled the same law passed in Florida and Arizona violates 4th amendment. Ford_Prefect Apr 2013 #11

This is a bit trickier, though, and is a response to such rulings. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #12

It seems to me that probable cause still must somehow provide evidence otherwise its just hearsay. Ford_Prefect Apr 2013 #14

The Actual Case, was to require TANF recipents to be drug tested, not non-TANF welfare receiptents happyslug Apr 2013 #15

Wow, what a mess. Would this then apply to ALL recipients even those previously approved? Ford_Prefect Apr 2013 #16

Yes, we need an LBJ or a Truman, and we have a FDR or worse a Cleveland happyslug Apr 2013 #21

Next: Turbineguy Apr 2013 #9

Add Indiana to that list. AngryOldDem Apr 2013 #17

*facepalm* sakabatou Apr 2013 #18

Soon to be seen in North Carolina. Ford_Prefect Apr 2013 #19

The is the second crazy bill they've passed in a few months by "cheating"... LannyDeVaney Apr 2013 #20