Trump To Sign Law That Increases Drug Tests for Unemployed Seeking Benefits

Conservative Tribune ^ | March 18 2017 | Conservative Tribune

[CorporateStepsister]

Welfare reform has been a high priority for Republicans and conservatives for many years, and now that President Donald Trump is in the White House, the possibility of such reform is finally feasible.

In what was quite possibly the opening salvo on welfare leeches, Trump was ready to sign a bill passed by Congress that would allow states to perform drug tests on those applying for unemployment benefits, WITI reported.

Under President Barack Obama, states weren’t allowed to test applicants for drugs unless they were applying for a job that already had mandatory drug testing. However, there’s a new sheriff in town — and he’s backed by a Republican-controlled Congress that, while far from perfect, is at least more likely to pass common-sense legislation like this than any legislative body under the control of people like former House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

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Why this wasn't police from the beginning is the biggest head scratcher for me.

I'd expand this to smoking and alcohol.

[Mariner]

It’s not spurious.

There are some documented cases of people showing the early warning signs of schizophrenia who go full-on nuts after smoking weed.

Of course one could argue they were headed there anyway. Or perhaps not.

But without controlled experiments it’s unlikely to be known for certain.

Disclosure: I support the legalization of marijuana by any state who so chooses.

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Disclosure: I support the legalization of marijuana by any state who so chooses.

As do I, but I'll state it another way: I OPPOSE the federal government mandating what is purely a constitutional state issue. I oppose any state, especially my own, legalizing marijuana.

When the bleedover of societal pathologies from neighboring states affects Teas, I'll expect the federal courts to stay OUT of our vigorous prosecution of it.