Judge strikes down Florida law mandating drug tests for welfare

[notadmblnd]

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.

The testing fee of $25 to $45 was to be repaid by the state if the test came back negative, but applicants who tested positive would have been barred from receiving benefits for a year.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-usa-drugs-florida-idUSBRE9BU0LW20131231

[Grammy23]

1. Read the whole article and see what a HUGE problem it is... NOT. Welfare recipients who

use drugs. Ironically, it turns out that they use drugs at a rate FAR lower than the general population.
Well, do tell!! And that policy of repaying them for tests that turn out to be negative for drugs has ended up costing the state of Florida more than it was worth.

No mention of the drug testing company that Scott owns that was turned over to his wife shortly after his election. Any clues why his approval rating dropped like a rock after he was elected???? Time for Scott to go. Oh, please, let the voters of Florida come to their senses and kick this jack ass to the curb.

[notadmblnd]

2. Sometimes I think they release some sort of mind altering vapor into the air in FLA

What else could possibly explain why the people there keep voting these opportunistic government teat suckers like Scott into office?

[freshwest]

3. Rush lives there. I'm sure the stench affects the minds of Floridians. n/t