After targeting welfare applicants by attempting to implement mandatory drug testing, a Democrat amended the measure to require drug testing for lawmakers. Rep. Jud McMillin (R-Brookville) quickly withdrew the bill.

But, he’ll be back with a provision.

Huffington Post reports:

The Supreme Court ruled drug testing for political candidates unconstitutional in 1997, striking down a Georgia law. McMillin said he withdrew his bill so he could reintroduce it on Monday with a lawmaker drug testing provision that would pass constitutional muster.

“I’ve only withdrawn it temporarily,” he told HuffPost, stressing he carefully crafted his original bill so that it could survive a legal challenge. Last year a federal judge, citing the Constitution’s ban on unreasonable search and seizure, struck down a Florida law that required blanket drug testing of everyone who applied for welfare.

These extreme measures which are applauded by Republicans have failed in the past. When Governor Rick Scott (Fla-R) decidedly implemented this measure, 98% of those tested passed which debunked almost all of the Republican rhetoric of welfare being largely for drug addicts. Again, only 2% of welfare applicants had drugs in their system.

By all means, keep spending money on nonsensical measures, after all, we have so much money to spend! What are Republican lawmakers smoking?

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Read Huffpo’s article here.