Members of the general assembly.being drug tested

With the business of making laws, with potentially requiring welfare recipients be drug tested, do you believe legislation face random drug testing too (that rules set should include everyone, and not just one group of people)?

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Asked by BlueSaphire at 12:29 PM on Feb. 12, 2012 in Politics & Current Events

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I would have thought drug testing was already a part of their job ?

Answer by couponluv72 at 12:52 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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I think those who pass the law should participate in the program,,

Answer by kimigogo at 12:52 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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Yeah, it should be. I mean, it's public sector. Don't other public sector jobs require drug screening? At least as a pre-requisite of getting a job? The same rules should apply to them.

Answer by QuinnMae at 12:53 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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Couponluv,
I don't know enough if they (legislation) do already. But, this was brought up in the Ruckus group talk show today.

Comment by BlueSaphire (original poster) at 1:01 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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Yes, I think Gov employees should be randomly drug tested.

Answer by 3libras at 1:11 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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Hello 3libras,

Got a title called, " What We Do" (on behalf of our children). I am working on a chorus.

Comment by BlueSaphire (original poster) at 1:18 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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As always one of their "perks" is to be exempt. Should they be under all the laws we are? Absolutely. Wil they ever be? Not until they are completely removed and those laws going back, well fairly close to the bebinning would have to be erradicated and everything started over again. Their powers of which laws and exemptions they are allowed to pass would have to be written in and frankly that isn;t going to happen

Answer by Dardenella at 1:26 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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Don't other public sector jobs require drug screening?

Some, but not all, do. When I was a municipal employee, the ones who worked with heavy equipment in the field (like the ones who repaired sewer lines or changed street lights) were subject to random testing every month. The people who worked in the office were only subject to testing if their supervisor thought they were impaired and they were told to go take one (and refusing would mean giving up your job). The testing if you seemed impaired applied to the field crews, too, but it was guaranteed at least 3 or 4 of them would be tested monthly anyway. In the 5 years I was there, one of my job duties was filling out the paperwork to fax over to the clinic where they did the test. I sent at least 3 a month for random, but only ever sent 2 administrative tests that entire time.

Answer by NotPanicking at 1:44 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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I think they definitely should. I think they should as a prerequisite to running for office. Let us know if you're on anything before we go voting anyone in, and CERTAINLY before making decisions for us!

Answer by Mom-2-3-Girlz at 1:56 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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the daily show went down to Florida in hopes of getting legislatures to submit to a drug test on the spot...they wouldnt...it was hilarious!!

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-february-2-2012/poor-pee-ple

Answer by okmanders at 7:04 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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