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19. Bravo dotymed!

Fri Apr 26, 2013, 11:23 AM

Apr 2013

...for your post and for your heroic action to protect the rights of your kids and all of us.
Thank you for taking a stand. It must have been difficult to fight the "...whataboutthechildren'' crowd.
Your story says it all. It is about corruption and profits. In the workplace, it is about intimidation and a way to disrespect the workers. It is not about safety. Our schools and workplaces are less safe today than before there was ever drugtesting. It is about police state tactics and a violation of the 4th amendment (the one against unreasonable search and seizure). It has eroded our quality of life and our privacy and made some corporations very rich. And, it is really all about Marijuana. Because, as Nixon taught us, the laws against Pot are political,class and race based and serve no real purpose but to target the free thinkers in our society who ask too many questions.

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Court says pot smokers can be fired, even in Colo. [View all] onehandle Apr 2013 OP

Ridiculous! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2013 #1

A case of a company blindly following rules. Jim__ Apr 2013 #2

Agreed BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #10

The court ruled that it IS ok to come to work after an all-night drunk.... BlueJazz Apr 2013 #3

Most companies . . . MrModerate Apr 2013 #16

Freedom isn't free. ctsnowman Apr 2013 #4

Then it's not freedom, it's FEEDOM! n/t RoccoR5955 Apr 2013 #8

lol ctsnowman Apr 2013 #11

And the conservative states-righters theaocp Apr 2013 #5

I'm not a marijuana smoker, and I do think it should be legal in all 50 states but I do see the MillennialDem Apr 2013 #14

I guess you have not read the 10th Amendment... Mr. David Apr 2013 #17

I guess you have not heard of the supremacy clause. Obama is not enforcing it, but I guarantee you MillennialDem Apr 2013 #18

Yeah this makes a LOT of sense SmittynMo Apr 2013 #6

Because it's still actually ILLEGAL (by federal law)? Not saying it should be illegal, or that MillennialDem Apr 2013 #15

i agree with the court RedstDem Apr 2013 #32

Drug testing was implemented for a few reasons. dotymed Apr 2013 #7

Bravo dotymed! Proletariatprincess Apr 2013 #19

you're right, the test costs a few cents, employee tester a bit more =%1000 profit on every test and Sunlei Apr 2013 #29

This is Amerika. You have rights! agent46 Apr 2013 #9

Or want to collect benefits in some states. ctsnowman Apr 2013 #12

Hangovers BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #13

I hear ya! KansDem Apr 2013 #21

I promise to whisper BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #23

Companies can fire people for smoking cigarettes at home, why should pot be any different? (nt) The Straight Story Apr 2013 #20

And here I thought we on this forum Bohunk68 Apr 2013 #22

Um, maybe you missed something in the translation from english to whatever you read The Straight Story Apr 2013 #25

Why do we allow companies that much control over our lives? CBGLuthier Apr 2013 #26

I don't accept, but then I get called a libertarian The Straight Story Apr 2013 #27

You don't have to accept it. dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #30

What other prescription medications should a person be fired for taking? LanternWaste Apr 2013 #36

None. The Straight Story Apr 2013 #38

I think if you get tested SmittynMo Apr 2013 #39

Dueling Laws cynzke Apr 2013 #24

this is why a profitable home business is to collect childrens pp and sell it. Sunlei Apr 2013 #28

This needs to be taken up in labor contract negotiations. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #31

our union negotiated and got it so RedstDem Apr 2013 #33

Love it! Is that a DC thing? 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2013 #34

Unions historically haven't been great on this issue. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #37

this decision is hardly surprising. marijuana is still a schedule 1 controlled substance rollin74 Apr 2013 #35