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PostPosted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 9:30 am 
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So you're essentially arguing "they waste a ton of money, why not keep wasting it?"


:lol: thats what it seems like to me


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If there was a test that showed you were drunk or high during work, that would be reasonable. There is currently no test like that for weed.



but there are tests like that for alcohol and we dont breathalyze everyone when they get to work in the morning. the whole thing is absurdly hypocritical and counterproductive.

I was thinking of situations where there is an accident. A lot of companies automatically test if you get in a car accident in a work truck. If they want to breathalyze people in that situation, I understand it.


which is a lot more understandable. hold people accountable for their actions, not for what they possibly might do.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 9:36 am 
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Chris, I get the feeling you dont have a real high (no pun intended) opinion of people who smoke weed recreationally.

No one admits that anymore. Everyone says something like "it doesnt bother me, I know some people who do it, but its not for me"


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rogers park bryan wrote:
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So is it wrong that my place of employment requires me to take a drug test to be employed there and I'm subjected to random drug tests twice a year or so? I'm a CDL driver that drives a truck hauling 80,000 lbs Should I be able to smoke weed whenever I want?

Not only wrong, but unconstitutional.

Your employer should have nothing to say about what you do off the clock.


If there was a test that showed you were drunk or high during work, that would be reasonable. There is currently no test like that for weed.


So no, I dont think a guy who gets rear ended by a texting driver should lose his job because he smoked a joint two weeks earlier.


The reason I started this thread was to say that people who are against drug testing are usually against ALL drug testing. No one says "Dont drug test welfare people, but DO drug test people for work"


I'm asking for employment from my company. They ask me to not commit crimes and don't use drugs. I can get black out drunk but make sure I have no alcohol in my system when I start work. They are not forcing me to work there either. I could leave tomorrow if I chose to. It's not unconstitutional, otherwise every single union that has this same policy would have taken these big companies to task about it. I don't get why it's ok for someone on welfare to ask for money from their government but be unwilling to take take the same drug test I have to take.

Are you purposely misunderstanding what Im saying?

Drug testing is not ok for you or them. That is the whole point of the thread.

And it's absolutely unconstitutional. That is a fact. Not up for debate.


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Save the there is no real gain from this. There's millions of dollars spent foolishly on other things than drug testing welfare recipients. This would be a drop in the bucket compared to everything else.

There is no gain. If there were a net monetary gain to the state, you could make the case it's a good idea

So you're essentially arguing "they waste a ton of money, why not keep wasting it?"

Why is it still allowed then?

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 9:40 am 
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Chris_in_joliet wrote:

I'm asking for employment from my company. They ask me to not commit crimes and don't use drugs. I can get black out drunk but make sure I have no alcohol in my system when I start work. They are not forcing me to work there either. I could leave tomorrow if I chose to. It's not unconstitutional, otherwise every single union that has this same policy would have taken these big companies to task about it. I don't get why it's ok for someone on welfare to ask for money from their government but be unwilling to take take the same drug test I have to take.

Save the there is no real gain from this. There's millions of dollars spent foolishly on other things than drug testing welfare recipients. This would be a drop in the bucket compared to everything else.


the problem is over 80% of employers drug test now. so your whole argument is wrong. you literally cannot "choose" to work at a place that doesn't drug test unless you immediately cut out 80% of your potential employers, which in this economy is suicide.

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And it's absolutely unconstitutional. That is a fact. Not up for debate.

Why is it still allowed then?

Probably the same reason that the fucking government listens to our phone calls. The constitution doesnt mattter to certain lawmakers. That's not even new.


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Hawg Ass wrote:
So you're essentially arguing "they waste a ton of money, why not keep wasting it?"

Why is it still allowed then?[/quote]

because the pharmaceutical industry makes a shit ton of money off cheap drug tests that they charge over $100 per test for. they lobby for these things to happen, and nobody in the state is going to say no to the people that put them in office in the first place.

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rogers park bryan wrote:
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And it's absolutely unconstitutional. That is a fact. Not up for debate.

Why is it still allowed then?

Probably the same reason that the fucking government listens to our phone calls. The constitution doesnt mattter to certain lawmakers. That's not even new.

So, it is not a fact and it is up for debate?

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Hawg Ass wrote:
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And it's absolutely unconstitutional. That is a fact. Not up for debate.

Why is it still allowed then?

Probably the same reason that the fucking government listens to our phone calls. The constitution doesnt mattter to certain lawmakers. That's not even new.

So, it is not a fact and it is up for debate?

No, it's not.

Something can be unconstitutional and still legal.


I mean I guess you could say it was "up for debate" that black people could vote, but Id just say it was always an unconstitutional practice to stop them.


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Just another thing we won't agree on, I will move along.

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Hawg Ass wrote:
rogers park bryan wrote:
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And it's absolutely unconstitutional. That is a fact. Not up for debate.

Why is it still allowed then?

Probably the same reason that the fucking government listens to our phone calls. The constitution doesnt mattter to certain lawmakers. That's not even new.

So, it is not a fact and it is up for debate?


its illegal to work more than 40 hours per week without getting paid time and a half. or be employed full time as a child. what youre saying is that should be up to the employers. there is a reason it is not.

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Hawg Ass wrote:
Just another thing we won't agree on, I will move along.

You think black people shouldn't vote? :shock:

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Just another thing we won't agree on, I will move along.

You think black people shouldn't vote? :shock:


he thinks they should be able to vote as long as they dont drive a nascar.

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A lot of people work more than 40 hours per week and are not paid time and a half. It is called salary and it is your option if you want to stay working there or not. I don't recall the last time I worked just 40 hours in a week.

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Just another thing we won't agree on, I will move along.

You think black people shouldn't vote? :shock:

Yes Douchebag that is exactly what I have never said.

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Hawg Ass wrote:
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Just another thing we won't agree on, I will move along.

You think black people shouldn't vote? :shock:

Yes Douchebag that is exactly what I have never said.

Did I take something improperly out of context? :P

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I would smoke weed if I could at my job. I can't so I have to live with that if I want to stay employed by my company.

Ike pointed out that 80% of the workforce drug tests now so why should a person that is collecting a check for free be able to limit themselves on where they work but still be able to collect that check?

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So is it wrong that my place of employment requires me to take a drug test to be employed there and I'm subjected to random drug tests twice a year or so?

Yes, and you should seek employment elsewhere.
What is the problem drug testing those who drive or use heavy machinery?

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Hawg Ass wrote:
Just another thing we won't agree on, I will move along.

Is prohibiting women and black people from voting unconstitutional?


If it is, then your argument that legality= debatable is wrong


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you know, i really don't care if they want to take unemployment money and buy drugs anyway. let them eat cake


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Chris_in_joliet wrote:
I would smoke weed if I could at my job. I can't so I have to live with that if I want to stay employed by my company.

Ike pointed out that 80% of the workforce drug tests now so why should a person that is collecting a check for free be able to limit themselves on where they work but still be able to collect that check?


because two wrongs dont make a right. we should be debating on how we allowed the private employment industry to circumvent the doctor-patient confidentiality laws.

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Chris_in_joliet wrote:
I would smoke weed if I could at my job. I can't so I have to live with that if I want to stay employed by my company.

Ike pointed out that 80% of the workforce drug tests now so why should a person that is collecting a check for free be able to limit themselves on where they work but still be able to collect that check?

I guess I was wrong about you.

I believe you shouldnt be tested


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you know, i really don't care if they want to take unemployment money and buy drugs anyway. let them eat cake


exactly! if thats what they want to do, fine. let them kill themselves or at very least stay inside their house and waste their life away.. what the fuck do i care as long as they leave other people alone. now if youre on welfare and caught dealing drugs, you should be locked up for a longer period of time than those who arent sucking off taxpayers.

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Bryan isnt the reason companies drug test their employees because of the liability aspect of it ? I'm sure most companies would be glad not to do it. We live in a society where we need to blame and make someone pay when they fuck up. Again , if someone gets hurt in an accident by you while performing your job, first thing the person that got hurt is going to do is sue and if you have something in your system that shouldn't be there, the lawyer for the plaintiff is going to jump all over it . That's my guess as to why companies drug test.
Should it matter if you did whatever off the job? Probably not but that's not how the legal community is going to portray it

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So is it wrong that my place of employment requires me to take a drug test to be employed there and I'm subjected to random drug tests twice a year or so?

Yes, and you should seek employment elsewhere.
What is the problem drug testing those who drive or use heavy machinery?


the problem is people arent held accountable for their actions. youre punishing people based of ill conceived notions. you have no idea if someone on drugs is more or less capable than someone who isnt. everyone is different, and thats why it should be up to your doctor to decide in your specific situation on what you should and shouldnt be doing while on whatever substances.

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Bryan isnt the reason companies drug test their employees because of the liability aspect of it ? I'm sure most companies would be glad not to do it. We live in a society where we need to blame and make someone pay when they fuck up. Again , if someone gets hurt in an accident by you while performing your job, first thing the person that got hurt is going to do is sue and if you have something in your system that shouldn't be there, the lawyer for the plaintiff is going to jump all over it . That's my guess as to why companies drug test.
Should it matter if you did whatever off the job? Probably not but that's not how the legal community is going to portray it


they do it because insurance companies give substantial discounts in rates to employers who test. period.

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A lot of people work more than 40 hours per week and are not paid time and a half. It is called salary and it is your option if you want to stay working there or not. I don't recall the last time I worked just 40 hours in a week.


a salary means you signed a contract. that is entirely different than just finding a regular job

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the problem is people arent held accountable for their actions. youre punishing people based of ill conceived notions. you have no idea if someone on drugs is more or less capable than someone who isnt. everyone is different, and thats why it should be up to your doctor to decide in your specific situation on what you should and shouldnt be doing while on whatever substances.
Are you saying that for a large majority of people that drugs won't negatively effect their ability to operate machinery?

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Boilermaker Rick wrote:
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the problem is people arent held accountable for their actions. youre punishing people based of ill conceived notions. you have no idea if someone on drugs is more or less capable than someone who isnt. everyone is different, and thats why it should be up to your doctor to decide in your specific situation on what you should and shouldnt be doing while on whatever substances.
Are you saying that for a large majority of people that drugs won't negatively effect their ability to operate machinery?


i bet if they breathalyzed everyone at my place at least 1/2 would be over .08 at any given time .


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So is it wrong that my place of employment requires me to take a drug test to be employed there and I'm subjected to random drug tests twice a year or so?

Yes, and you should seek employment elsewhere.
What is the problem drug testing those who drive or use heavy machinery?

The part where the guy gets fired for something he did in his free time.


Find a test that works like a breathalyzer and Id be on board


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