Politicians to be Drug Tested?

I have a simple question based on the fact that Alberto Gonzalez could hardly remember anything during his testimony: Shouldn't we demand that all persons who want to work in the public sector be tested for drug use on a mandatory and possibly regular basis? Of course it's demeaning and embarassing to be drug tested. These public officials need to be tested like the rest of us are especially because they have so many responsibilities. Maybe then this absurd testing of most job applicants in the private sector and even people who have pain problems (such as myself, yes I'm tested for drugs at a pain clinic simply because I have a major pain syndrome!) won't be required to be tested...eventually. I can understand that SOME job applicants need to be tested, such as those who want to perform transportation duties or skills that are physically dangerous, but this drug testing problem has really gotten out of hand. Let's put forth a bill, petition, whatever is necessary to embarrass politicians into negating drug testing requirements for those who testing doesn't make any sense. Excessive drug testing is a major way of infringing on our freedoms and liberties. Because of the recent glut of hypocrisy involving politicians lying about their homosexuality and other facts, I think we'll find that many public officials are also drug users (especially BECAUSE they claim so loudly that they are so dead-set against drug use).Let's drug test public officials. After they are humiliated long enough maybe then they will have enough empathy to curtail the overly excessive use of drug testing.
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Hypocrites

If we tried to require politicians to get tested, we would be as hypocritical as they are.

Put it out there...

Yes, In agreement to having those in public service be treated equally under the current 'drug rules'. I also have chronic pain issues which causes many distractions and disruptions, especially in regard to infringment of privacy. Those hypocritic servants need to be on the side of the fence which they endorse for others... Why should they be treated differently than any employee?

Bad idea. This will just be

Bad idea.

This will just be something else that will have to be undone later.

We will be putting an impediment in our own path.

Drug testing is search and seizure

There is no need to test anyone for drug use.
There is a better method for those in tranport jobs. It is a video game that tests reaction time and awareness. It would stop people who are actually impaired from anything( lack of Sleep) Lack of sleep is the #1 cause of auto accidents.
It is cheaper and would be legal since it is not a search and seizure.

People say.." Its the private sector , how can it be search and seizure?" What if companies required you to be vegan to work there or a certain religion aor to like a certain sports team etc.....The Freedoms in our country have truly eroded beyond belief and the founders would want mass revolt.
I won't work at a place that does random drug testing and have to carefully consider a job that does one ( and one only) pre-employment test.
Always cheat on drug tests for jobs.

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