Is Drug Testing Welfare Applicants Unconstitutional?

[Cody Kietzman]

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/html/amdt10.html
Im not expert, but I don't think it does. I read a good piece of this about the 10th amendment and I gather it says it can do whatever they want as long they don't step on the toes of the states. And they have been tested for stepping on toes and have it has been discovered that taxing is not.
this may be a matter of too much thinking.

No taxing is not illegal its the 16th amendment, that said redistributing it to ppl is. The tenth means if the constitution don't say the Feds cant do it....but unfortunately they do anyway

[Daniel Valdez]

No taxing is not illegal its the 16th amendment, that said redistributing it to ppl is. The tenth means if the constitution don't say the Feds cant do it....but unfortunately they do anyway

read it again.
and as far as the 16th amendment, it doesn't say that. That is an argument using the direct tax versus indirect tax. First of all its apples and oranges but still fruit, and second, income has been deemed legally taxable. Your stating an argument not a fact, you had me confused for a moment. you should clarify your position.

[Ron Almeida]

I think every person getting any kind of check from the government should be drug tested, even the president.

We have many people in high places doing drugs at our expense.

My wife works for the federal government and yes she should be tested.

[Chris Odell (Datsusara)]

I am a socialist Canadain so i think they should get addiction treatment along with there welfare if you test them and find they have a problem.

i'm with you buddy. canada, an almost rational system

[Madison Wilkes]

Idc if anybody considers this constitutional or unconstitutional. A person or family in poverty should be able to enjoy a joint without scrutiny and people or government asking for their bodily fluids or body parts for examination.

I know more ppl that are jobless due to video games than drugs.

And why are we trying to push the little guys out the boat again?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Vl0...e_gdata_player

[AJ Camacho]

Am I miss something? When were you able to swap out food stamps for drugs?

[Matthew Edlund]

You buy the groceries with the food stamps. Sell the groceries at a cheaper price to your friends with a job. Then use the money to buy drugs. Either that or the bodega that sells the drugs charges you for food and gives you drugs. Seen it happen a million times.

[Thomas Rodriguez-Swift]

Redistribution of wealth is
1) Not a power granted to the fed and should therefore be left to the states, so that each state's constituents can decide upon the issue for themselves. Instead of everyone being forced.
2) A defining feature of many if not all socialist governments

On the issue of income tax


http://www.quatloos.com/bannisterreport.pdf

[Christopher Piper]

Am I miss something? When were you able to swap out food stamps for drugs?

Well, in TX - crackheads would exchange foodstamps for money or straight up drugs. But the state changed to using a card, which muffled this.

They are restricted to only buying food @ specific stores and only offbrand items. No more Hamburger Helper, it's time for some Panburger Partner!!!!

2nd hand stores can work out deals with the state so they may accept the foodstamp card as a currency to buy clothes.

[Christopher Piper]

Redistribution of wealth is
1) Not a power granted to the fed and should therefore be left to the states, so that each state's constituents can decide upon the issue for themselves. Instead of everyone being forced.
2) A defining feature of many if not all socialist governments

On the issue of income tax
YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PvaNWrkFeQ

http://www.quatloos.com/bannisterreport.pdf

Im sure you were trying to make a point here... but I think I missed it...