In light of Matt Gaetz, is it time for random drug testing in the house and the senate? nt

[Hotler]

[Skittles]

1. they should absolutely be radnomly drug tested

damn straight

[bamagal62]

2. Long overdue

[SheltieLover]

3. +1,000!

[Diamond_Dog]

4. YES.

[brewens]

5. A lot of those guys are pretty old to be testing drugs, but then again, we have Mitch hanging out

in the Senate Coke room quite often. He could maybe get them into it.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. No.

[Treefrog]

8. I guess I'm the only one so far that agrees with you. I don't like random drug testing in principle.

Pilots, cops, train drivers, and so on are an exception.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

9. I don't like it for anybody.

[Treefrog]

10. I would love to agree, but unfortunately have first hand experience of people responsible for the

lives of others behaving irresponsibly. That being said, I’m not so sure it does much good.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

11. In my experience -- with one of the professions you listed -- all it did was make some people

take stupid risks around the possibility of a random test, and others feel targeted in their jobs because they wouldn't dream of putting others at risk. It's shitty no matter what.

[Victor_c3]

13. I like how you mention train drivers

I had a buddy of mine who was a train engineer. He was in a substance abuse program with me at the VA and he told me that I should be absolutely terrified when I see one of those freight trains go by. The amount of drugs he said many of those guys do he said is staggering.

[meadowlander]

7. If it's too dangerous to risk someone working a drive-through window stoned, it's too dangerous

to make decisions about the country going to war or not when high.

[BornADemocrat]

12. No.

That's a tactic I'd never expect from Democrats.

[Corgigal]

14. That's a really good idea.

Let’s get someone to write it up, then pass it.
Random drug testing. They are on our dollar, they owe us.

[Victor_c3]

15. Republicans want welfare recipients to pass a drug screen for their payment from the government

How about the same elected officials pass a drug screen themselves?

[gldstwmn]

16. If Mitch McConnell wants to captain one of

Elaine Chao's tankers sure. Otherwise this is a step in the wrong direction.

[Karma13612]

17. I would rather see

Banning of weapons* and much more transparency on their financial dealings, stock market investing, etc.

* Better enforcement and fines centered on the existing metal detectors. If they don’t comply, keep up with the fines and related consequences.

[Blue_true]

18. Looks like he has issues that are far more serious than drugs.

And the Republican Party now has a big mess on it’s hands. I just hope that NO male House Democrats were involved on his House floor peep shows. I am confident that no Democratic women were.

What I also hope is that Democrats don’t get sucked into doing the republican’s work, putting an axe to that pig’s neck. I seriously believe that people like Speaker Pelosi realizes how damaging this is for the Republican Party, even as she is likely pissed off about the potential sexual deviancy with women and girls. But politics is not nerfball, when your opponents are gutting themselves, simply get out of their way.

[Texasgal]

19. Hell YES!

I do remember these assholes wanting to test people that were on government assistance.

Fuck yes! We pay that salary! TIT FOR TAT!

[UTUSN]

20. How would that work with Recreationalists?!1

[Baked Potato]

21. Nope, Government won't ever be able to recruit the best and brightest.

[jmowreader]

22. Not at all.

Gaetz could have been a sex fiend with or without drugs. It isn’t drugs that are the problem here, it’s that he sticks his dick in places where it’s illegal for him to do so.

I would prefer that all congressional candidates undergo the same investigation the Army does to people applying for Secret security clearances. It would at least weed out the perverts.

[msfiddlestix]

23. Yes, and Alcohol

Lindsey G wouldn't be allowed on the Senate Floor EVER.