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Topic Title: "Government intrusion into the private lives of citizens" Topic Summary: Signed into law, by Gov Skeletor, again Created On: 03/21/2012 08:39 AM Status: Post and Reply |
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03/21/2012 08:39 AM
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TALLAHASSEE -- Florida lawmakers approved a plan to allow random drug tests for state employees Friday.
Controversy over the bill intensified last week when lawmakers voted down an amendment that would have required the governor and elected officials to be drug tested. "It was found to be unconstitutional to drug test elected officials because it prevents us, as citizens, from having that First Amendment right," Smith said last month. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/201...rug-testing-bill.html http://www.miamiherald.com/201...drug-testing-bill.html |
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03/21/2012 08:50 AM
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Good. You a gov't bureaucrat, 3rdworld? Looks like your jig is about up. But, there are worse things than having to live under a bridge. ------------------------- Brujo, gdudewe, martinA and WG - the white Al Sharptons of NSR. |
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03/21/2012 09:04 AM
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1. My private life is none of your business, nor the government's.
2. Wrongfully accusing me of drug use in a public forum is not protected speech, so maybe you should watch yourself. 3. I'm confident the courts find this law to be unconstitutional, again, since there is precedent case law. |
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03/21/2012 09:14 AM
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So you are a gov't bureaucrat. Well, your days of raping the Florida working man are drawing to a close. And, you will not be able to make up for your lost income by suing me for slander. I'd suggest that the better course would be to call up the Clown for your easy money. ------------------------- Brujo, gdudewe, martinA and WG - the white Al Sharptons of NSR. |
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03/21/2012 09:34 AM
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Huh? ------------------------- ... |
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03/21/2012 09:37 AM
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Lame excuse for why the legislature and gov are exempted from their own ideas.
Tpap, As a matter of fact, I do not work for the state and there is a Florida statute that addresses anonymous internet defamation. |
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03/21/2012 09:42 AM
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You'd have to prove that I defamed you, which I didn't. You progs have gotten a little sensitive lately. ------------------------- Brujo, gdudewe, martinA and WG - the white Al Sharptons of NSR. |
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03/21/2012 10:01 AM
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Don't worry too much. I've no interest in your money or investments. I'll just ask the jury for the vett. My old man has a thing for them.
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03/21/2012 10:07 AM
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Huh? We are in agreement! Break out the good beer. |
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03/21/2012 10:31 AM
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It's just red meat for the teabaggers.
------------------------- Heaven is where the police are British, the chefs Italian, the mechanics German, and it is all organized by the Swiss. Hell is where the police are German, the chefs British, the mechanics French, and it is all organized by the Italians. |
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03/21/2012 11:17 AM
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Why didn't you say so in the first place. I was thinking of getting rid of that personal global warming machine anyway. Couldn't sleep at night knowing that I was wiping out the planet. ------------------------- Brujo, gdudewe, martinA and WG - the white Al Sharptons of NSR. |
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03/21/2012 11:59 AM
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Maybe the balsa too, for me.
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03/21/2012 12:32 PM
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Government workers shouldn't have the same rules as the private sector? Go try to get a job with a major employer with out a drug test! -------------------------
"The problems we face today exist because the People who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for their living." |
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03/21/2012 12:47 PM
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It's an unreasonable search either way, other than when a drunk or drugged worker could put others at risk for harm, so both private sector and government random testing is a violation of civil rights. The difference is that the US Constitution expressly prohibits government searches.
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03/21/2012 12:55 PM
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Drug tests at start of employment are a standard insult these days.
But random tests of employees are a bit beyond. Few companies without a government mandate feel the need to abuse their employees in this way. |
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03/21/2012 01:12 PM
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Try Home Depot or Lowes! -------------------------
"The problems we face today exist because the People who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for their living." |
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03/21/2012 01:17 PM
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"A 2006 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management found that 84 percent of employers required new hires to pass drug screenings, and 39 percent randomly tested employees after they were hired. "
So, I was wrong, it's gotten a lot worse. We are all less free, by consent. |
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03/21/2012 05:51 PM
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Insurance companies claim it increases workplace safety, reduces cost of claims.
That's a major reason so many private employers who offer insurance require it. It might be a driver behind the state (a huge employer and insurance provider) mandate as well. Decouple insurance from employment, and things might change a bit. Keeping insurance coupled to employment is a great way to control people. ------------------------- That boy's got somethin' wrong with his medulla oblongata. |
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03/21/2012 10:21 PM
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Remember the hue and cry about illegal aliens? "What part of illegal don't they understand?" Well, guess what? They're not testing for aspirin. So. . . what part of illegal don't you guys understand? |
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03/22/2012 06:09 AM
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"What part of illegal don't they understand?" Well, guess what? They're not testing for aspirin. So. . . what part of illegal don't you guys understand? Thanks Grumpy Grandpa!!! |
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