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Originally Posted by n0nsensical
It's one thing to whore your privacy out to a corporation for money, but the government? Isn't this what the 4th, 5th, 14th, etc amendments were made for? I hardly believe it would pass a constitutional test, even if it were somehow a good idea, though I suppose anything is possible with the current Supreme Court.
What is it about drugs that gets drug warriors so fired up? I think it all goes back to our religious heritage. Because it's all right for people on welfare to sit around watching their big-screen TVs and drinking beer all day, but by God, if they're smoking marijuana heads will roll.
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I'm some what torn on this issue. First I think it's kind of a slippery slope that I would tend not to want to tread down. However...
My personal thoughts on drug use are more libertarian then conservative or liberal. You want to smoke pot, crack, smack whatever... as long as you're an adult have at it. Hell legalize all of it. Prohibition didn't work on booze and I don't think it's working on drugs. Do away with this entire 'so called" war on drugs. The money could be spent in much more logical ways, IMO.
However, if you need assistance from the government because you can't obtain or maintain employment I don't think it's unreasonable to look at substance abuse as an issue. I've know many people who drink socially without issue. I've also known people who let drinking ruin just about ever aspect of their lives. I don't think there's that much difference with recreational drug use. If this is causing you to need assistance from other tax payers then I don't see why you shouldn't have to maintain and prove your sobriety to get that assistance.