Should states drug test recipients of public assistance? Any person who is receiving public assistance should be open to random drugs tests because it proves whether or not they are on drugs. If someone receiving assistance can afford drugs than they also may be able to afford to support themselves and the one’s they are responsible for. Some employers require drug testing for employment, so people receiving assistance should prove they are clean and truly need the help. A benefit of random drug testing will eliminate many stereotypes and clear the publics image of people in need.
Drug testing people who receive public assistance has become one of the controversies in the public eye and politics. Over recent years, some states have implemented such policies. The idea has even been called …show more content…
It has been said it may possibly be a violation of the 4th amendment which protects the “rights of the people” to be free from “unreasonable” search and seizures by the government (Carpenter). In Florida, an applicant met all reasonable requirements to receive assistance except they refused to submit to a drug test. This person filed a motion with the court which was granted under the basis of it violating the 4th amendment. The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides, "[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly (University). This leaves a very grey and makes me think it’s a matter of interpretation. Is getting public assistance a right like a constitutional right? Or is it a privilege? There lies the debate. Some may say it’s merely an invasion of privacy. I say the working people who support the systems that fall under Welfare have to be drug tested so why not the ones receiving
Drug testing people who receive public assistance has become one of the controversies in the public eye and politics. Over recent years, some states have implemented such policies. The idea has even been called …show more content…
It has been said it may possibly be a violation of the 4th amendment which protects the “rights of the people” to be free from “unreasonable” search and seizures by the government (Carpenter). In Florida, an applicant met all reasonable requirements to receive assistance except they refused to submit to a drug test. This person filed a motion with the court which was granted under the basis of it violating the 4th amendment. The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides, "[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly (University). This leaves a very grey and makes me think it’s a matter of interpretation. Is getting public assistance a right like a constitutional right? Or is it a privilege? There lies the debate. Some may say it’s merely an invasion of privacy. I say the working people who support the systems that fall under Welfare have to be drug tested so why not the ones receiving