Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is pushing a plan to make his state the first to drug-test adults applying for food stamps, a plan that courts have shot down as unconstitutional, according to a report Tuesday.
Walker, a Republican, has resurrected a measure approved by the GOP-controlled Legislature two years ago but has sat dormant because it violates federal rules about imposing extra eligibility requirements for food stamps recipients, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.
A federal appeals court in 2014 shot down Florida’s attempt to drug-test recipients, saying it violates the constitutional protections against unreasonable searches.
Walker, a presidential candidate in 2016, approved a rule change to implement the testing and forwarded it to the Legislature for review, the newspaper reported.
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Excellent - we have to take a drug test for work - they should take one for their non-work pay!
ReplyDeleteYou want to see people on welfare back to work? Legalize the growth of marijuana. All of a sudden everyone will be a farmer. Up at dawn pampering their little plants and in bed by dusk.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see some governments using some common senses.
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