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Comrade Grumpy

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10. Don''t forget mandatory drug tests for welfare, unemployment, state workers.

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Thu Mar 22, 2012, 12:57 PM

Mar 2012

Talk about the surveillance state! If they want to inspect my urine, they can just lie down in front of me.

There are drug testing bills moving in more than half the states.

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Republican Controlled State Governments Are Creating A National Authoritarian State [View all] Yavin4 Mar 2012 OP

Absolutely - and, all the while, chanting the words "liberty" & "freedom"... polichick Mar 2012 #1

+1,000,000 freshwest Mar 2012 #8

But, but, but it's the Obama Administration that is taking away your sinkingfeeling Mar 2012 #2

Well, on that subject... FiveGoodMen Mar 2012 #13

I'm not waging war on the US nor am I affiliated with Al Qaeda. emulatorloo Mar 2012 #15

And no president -- now or in the future -- would ever use this power against someone FiveGoodMen Mar 2012 #17

If they did, they would be impeached. emulatorloo Mar 2012 #18

That is a nice fantasy. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #22

You're right. Republicans will probably never have control again. FiveGoodMen Mar 2012 #23

Why would they be impeached if they say they have proof of terrorism and they don't have to show it? Dragonfli Mar 2012 #24

Gee, have you seen the new spy center, too?! woo me with science Mar 2012 #19

Frankly, I'd rather be dead than live in a country as described by the OP. sinkingfeeling Mar 2012 #21

The advance guard of the neo-fascists is ALEC hifiguy Mar 2012 #3

I have been told they have nothing to do with all these identical laws passing Dragonfli Mar 2012 #25

6. Encourage a society which supports a double standard Baitball Blogger Mar 2012 #4

That ALEC and it's corporate, Supreme Court endorsed backers. denverbill Mar 2012 #5

They are in overdrive / turbo mode NAO Mar 2012 #6

Molly Ivins: "Republicans don't want to govern; they want to rule" KansDem Mar 2012 #7

+googol freshwest Mar 2012 #9

Don''t forget mandatory drug tests for welfare, unemployment, state workers. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #10

The sad thing is only when these officials finally step over the line of their own people then they southernyankeebelle Mar 2012 #11

As Frank Zappa once said ... ... bayareaboy Mar 2012 #12

HUGE K&R!!! Auggie Mar 2012 #14

Big Kick and Rec emulatorloo Mar 2012 #16

Agreed lovuian Mar 2012 #20

They can do this because DLC_GOPLite Mar 2012 #26

I agree! But Ship of Fools Mar 2012 #27