Of course it does. It benefits the drug user by giving them the opportunity to buy food.
If they have money to buy drugs, then they have money to buy food. They'll just have to choose.
This idea is solely created to punish drug users... but only selective drug users.
The ones which are illegal.
Still costs as a result of the program.
Not really. States are always getting sued for one reason or another. I understand the point you're trying to make, I'm just saying I don't see it as valid in this case because the state is going to get sued for various reasons anyways.
It is different because failing a drug test means no paycheck, not giving that paycheck to the same "household" anyway. It is simply spending more money to do the same thing. It is not as if the drug abuser is not allowed to live in the subsidized household - just that some third party acts as the representative payee.
You're changing arguments now. You were discussing that it would be a violation of due process, which is how I responded when I said it wasn't different.
That you waste more money than you save purely out of spite?
I don't think "spite" means what you think it means.
It's not spiteful to insist society's money not be spent on products which don't contribute back to society and are illegal.
Personally i don´t care what they are taking as long as they are looking for work.
As long as it is not dangerous to others, I'm not disagreeing with this. As long as it is not a danger to another, then take the drug of your choice. But if you DO choose to take the drug, you shouldn't have your drug habit subsidized with my money.
That's the difference. Providing governmental financial assistance to drug users is essentially subsidizing the purchase of illegal products. That's not where I want my money to go. I'd rather my money go to a school or a new road or healthcare for the sick, etc.
You can only observe specimens being bottled for probationers and parolees. Yes, they make a plastic penis that you can use to pass that kind of test. Vagina too.
The Constitution keeps it from happening to law abiding citizens.
To the best of my knowledge, financial assistance is not mandatory. Signing up is voluntary. If you do not wish to take a drug test, then don't sign up for the benefits. Professionals have to take drug tests all the time. There's no reason someone receiving governmental assistance can't as well.
If they are using drugs they are drug users. They aren't criminals until they are caught.
Umm...no. That is false. If you commit a crime, it's a crime whether you are caught or not. If it is unlawful to be in possession of a controlled substance, and you are in possession of a controlled substance, then you are in violation of the law, whether you are caught or not.
They use drugs to escape the harsh realities of their existence, much like the elites and their doctors.
So? I don't give a rat's rear as to why someone uses drugs. It doesn't change the fact they are in violation of the law and if they have money to purchase substances which violate the law, then they have money to buy a cheeseburger from McDonalds.
