Comments on: U.S. Supreme Court Turns Down Scott On Worker Drug Testing

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 02:08:14 +0000

The Constitution limits the power of the government over the people.

This means it can’t tell people what they can do with each other without good cause.
We decide people should be forced to be fair to each other, even though that is often impossible to do, impossible to prove we did it.

Every law or power of government should be limited by the warning that it might someday be enforced by our worst enemy.

David for well intended warnings
Ignored

By: jesse

jesse — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 18:05:38 +0000

The state is supposedly broke, that is why so many state employees were laid off. State employees have not had a raise in many many years. Drug testing is very expensive. is there a real need to drug test all state employees? Upon hiring, I agree, but to randomly test all employees is a huge expense.

By: Frequently tested

Frequently tested — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:43:53 +0000

I think it’s rediculous that you can’t get an $8 an hour job flipping burgers. Or running a register at a convenience store without getting tested every time you turn around. Most of the state workers are sitting at a desk making a lot better money than the working man and aren’t subject to random screenings. I know several people that work for the state that are using pot and meth and laugh it up whenever I have to get randomly tested cause they don’t have to be “bothered” with it. I think they should be subject like everyone else. If it’s against their constitutional rights then it’s against the rest of the population’s as we’ll.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 03:16:22 +0000

Mark,
The military often handles deadly weapons. It is good to know such people are not high.

If others have jobs in which they might cause harm while high, there is no problem testing them.

Not trying to tell the governor how to do his job (especially since he robbed me –standard operating procedure for politicians) but if government employees’ job description included the possibility of driving heavy equipment or handling explosives or other weapons, drug testing would likely pass muster. Say they armed all government employees and required them to carry at all times and EVERYBODY would want them tested FREQUENTLY.

It would certainly make life even more interesting than it already is.

David for interesting times

By: perdido fisherman

perdido fisherman — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 18:52:14 +0000

I agree Robert S., I do not trust Scott and definetly do not trust Christ, i will not vote for either one of them in this up coming elect, I just hope we have a better choice than these two hypocrits.

By: ME

ME — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:12:41 +0000

What a shame, these people have the good paying job, full benefits AND able to be druggies. How Nice

Can’t get a job at a dollar store without a drug test.

By: Robert S.

Robert S. — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:07:27 +0000

IF, IF, this included making our publicly elected officials and their appointees be subject to random, without reason, be made to submit to drug testing, including alcohol and tobacco, And IF those results were made immediately public in all forms of the media, Then this may have more public support.

It is felt that a company that is completely divorced from those owned by the governor’s family would be the better choice to do the testing and make the millions of dollars.

Weary of the Scott administration, wary of the Christ re-do.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:37:23 +0000

If an employee is performing well within the standards of their job description great!

If an employee is not meeting job performance requirements, then terminate employment.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 10:48:46 +0000

This is messed up. Our military has been subjected to random drug screenings since about 1983 as they should be. All the Courts including the Supreme Court is no longer a place justice and redress for the innocent citizen can be found. They are populated with the same ilk that occupy the other two branches of our oppressive, progressive (communist) government.