Posted on 12/31/2013 6:38:31 PM PST by Olog-hai
A U.S. judge on Tuesday struck down a Florida law requiring drug screening for welfare recipients, saying that it violated the constitutional protection against unreasonable searches.
Florida Governor Rick Scott, a Republican who campaigned on a promise to expand drug testing, said he would appeal the ruling.
The law took effect in July 2011 and required parents to undergo and pay for urine tests for illegal drugs when they applied for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, a federal-state program that helps poor people with children pay for food, shelter and necessities.
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I guess that companies can no longer conduct drug tests on prospective employees then. And the military should not be subjected to random urinalysis any more. Or does this edict of "can't violate their rights" only apply to leeches and not to those who provide the blood supply?
Please point out the part of the Constitution that gives government the authority to make any consumable 'illegal'.
It is a govt job and job creator per Perlousie.
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