Indiana GOP withdraws welfare drug testing bill because legislators would be tested too!

[rustydog]

http://stash.norml.org/indiana-lawmaker-pulls-drug-testing-for-welfare-bill-because-lawmakers-would-be-tested-too

Let me see... 4 down 10-letter word, synonym for hypocrite....R, e, p, u, b, l, i, c, a, n! It FITS!

[MrSlayer]

1. The Supreme Court ruled the drug testing of politicians to be unconstitutional.

Thus the law was unconstitutional and had to be pulled.

[rustydog]

2. Supreme court says corporations are people and we are trying to change that retarded decision

Americans need to keep passing laws and make these tax-paid hypocrites pee in a bottle just like they insist "cadillac-driving welfare bums" have to.

[Scootaloo]

3. Can I have a link to this ruling?

Seems awfully bizarre and in fact strikes me as a violation of that whole "equal protection under the law" thing

[mdmc]

6. if the ruling exists, I wonder why they ruled that way..

[MrSlayer]

9. Yep

http://ndsn.org/mayjun97/georgia.html

[Kellerfeller]

10. Thanks

This really surprises me considering our military members are subject to such random test. If I recall though, the federal civilians are under a system more like what this ruling would allow (with reasonable suspicion).

[StageRt]

11. The case may not be applicable

The sited case concerns candidates, not serving legislators / executives. It would be an interesting show, watching legislators pleading their case for not being tested when they have no problem authorizing tests for workers, welfare recipients, and the unemployed.
Retort: What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

[LanternWaste]

12. I read it the same way... candidates exempt rather than officials. n/t

I read it the same way... candidates rather than officials. n/t

[Xipe Totec]

4. That's very convenient....

Let me see if I parsed this correctly...

Politicians pulled the law because the Supreme Court ruled the drug testing of politicians was unconstitutional, based on laws passed by previous politicians...

[mdmc]

5. any idea why?

perhaps tscotus wanted to ensure that the people get the elected official they voted for. Perhaps if a stoner got into office, he couldn't be ousted by a drug test.

[jmowreader]

8. You know why, right?

Since you have to be on crack to be a Republican, piss testing politicians would leave the right side of the aisle empty.

[safeinOhio]

7. Every one on assistance

needs to run for some kind of office.