I posted the following on December 28, 2014, in a post titled “Unconstitutional, scientifically unsound, fiscally irresponsible, suspicion-based drug testing of welfare recipients comes to Michigan”. In what seems like a pretty clear attempt to appease the far right and drive more of Michigan’s poor from the public assistance rolls, Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation […]
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Surprising absolutely no one, Michigan’s testing of welfare recipients for drug use has yielded zero results
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan Also tagged discrimination, drug testing, drugs, Family Independence Program, Florida, Gwen Moore, House Bill 4118, Rick Snyder, Senate Bill 275, Trey Radel, welfare, welfare queens, welfare reform 13 Comments
Unconstitutional, scientifically unsound, fiscally irresponsible, suspicion-based drug testing of welfare recipients comes to Michigan
In what seems like a pretty clear attempt to appease the far right and drive more of Michigan’s poor from the public assistance rolls, Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation on the day after Christmas giving the State the power to collect and test the urine of welfare recipients suspected of using drugs. [“Merry Christmas, welfare […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Special Projects, Uncategorized Also tagged ACLU, drug addiction, drug testing, drugs, Florida, House Bill 4118, lame duck, piss test, profiling, racism, Rick Snyder, Senate Bill 275, Trey Radel, urine, welfare, welfare queens, welfare reform 34 Comments