Pee In A Cup For Free Money

Governor Rick Scott signed the law that requires all Welfare applicants to take a mandatory drug test. If the applicant fails the test they do not receive government assistance for up to one year. It is to be affective July 1, 2011.

This law is to safeguard families who misuse the money on drugs instead of spending it on food for their children. Scott recently told CNN's TJ Holmes, "I want to make sure our taxpayers are not subsidizing drug addiction. Studies show people who are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare," he said. I believe he is trying to do the good and honest thing for all Floridians because it is unfair for everyone in the long run if welfare recipients are receiving funds and using them for drugs.

Although some people oppose the law, such as The Miami Herald, who writes:

"Requiring job applicants to 'pee in a cup' to test for drugs and randomly selecting current public employees to do the same is unconstitutional, attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday after filing a federal lawsuit to stop the practice ordered by Gov. Rick Scott [R]."

How is this unconstitutional? If someone who is in need and is asking for money, I believe there should be some sort of agreement. It's like asking to take a loan out and refusing to tell the bank what it is for. You can't do that.  Many recipients agree with the law themselves and to me if they didn't agree then they pretty much just agreed to be without assistance.

Many Democrats in office are calling it "downright unconstitutional," but in Scotts defense it does create moral responsibility as well as personal accountability.