Should Drug Testing Be Mandatory for Someone on Welfare? What Do You Think? Law Passed
Should drug testing be mandatory for someone on welfare? What do you think? Law Passed – Georgia has joined almost two dozen state legislatures in either passing or considering testing welfare recipients for drug use. Florida passed legislation, however the ACLU filed to overturn the law stating that it violates the 4th Amendment provisions of unreasonable search and seizure. They were able to attain a temporary injunction until the case has been decided. Previously, Michigan had passed similar laws in the 1990’s that ended up being overturned as unconstitutional. The question becomes if this round of legislation is blocked, what can be done to solve the problems associated with overwhelming costs besieging federal, state and local budgets? The media and advocacy groups on each side of this issue are no help. The pro-welfare groups present heart-wrenching pictures of children starving and people dying in the streets. The anti-welfare groups paint a picture of most welfare recipients gaming the system, food stamps being sold for booze and drugs, multigenerational welfare families and illegal immigrants parasitizing tax payers for billions of dollars. The truth of the matter is not easily found, especially within the government. There are so many different programs administered by different branches both at the federal and state level. Even think tanks studying this issue do not use the same measures or definitions of “welfare” or even poverty to allow informed conclusions to be drawn. An excellent example of this are studies by The Cato Institute, a …
Lobbyists Pack Florida House Meeting to Discuss Bill Limiting Generic Drug Use
Filed under: Drug Use Florida
TALLAHASSEE | The drugs aren't even available in the United States yet, but lobbyists representing some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world — as well as pharmacies, physicians and pharmacy benefit managers — packed a small meeting …
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Proposed Welfare Drug Testing Bill Tells Poor to Sign Away Rights
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The panel of judges said Florida failed to prove that drug abuse among welfare recipients is a serious problem. “The State has presented no evidence that simply because an applicant for TANF benefits is having financial problems, he is also drug …
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Court Blocks Law Requiring Drug Tests for Aid Seekers in Florida
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Scott's administration “failed to offer any factual support or to present any empirical evidence of a 'concrete danger' of illegal drug use within Florida's TANF population,” Barkett wrote. “The state has presented no evidence that simply because an …
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