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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:31 PM Original message |
Drug Testing BULLSHIT |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. Welcome to the "we know best" nanny state. |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
100. No - "Nanny" state sounds like they're doing something to protect us |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 10:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
219. More like the "you will obey your father!" authoritarian control freak state. nt |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #219 |
252. Obedient suckers buckle like belts, don't they? |
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StarfarerBill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
240. This is capitalism shackling us with yet another degrading chain... |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:55 PM Response to Reply #240 |
302. +1 |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
257. Nanny "state?" I didn't see a "state" component here. |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #257 |
287. Well, it could be viewed as an intromission in privacy |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:52 PM Response to Reply #287 |
328. No it isn't the same as segregation.... |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:53 PM Response to Reply #287 |
329. P.S. There is no social contract that says you can take illegal drugs. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 06:36 AM Response to Reply #287 |
360. It could be viewed that way |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #257 |
299. There is a state component in Florida because the drug testing is related to workers comp. |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #299 |
368. That is what makes it unconstitutional |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
280. It is not "nanny state" since it is not mandated by the Federal government... |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's always been the War On Freedom |
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Systematic Chaos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. Who in the HELL un-rec'ed this thread?? |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. The moon is two days past full. |
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AnotherDreamWeaver (917 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:03 PM Response to Reply #8 |
45. What are you smoking? My calendar and the one you post say it is today. |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
137. I did, for one. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:58 AM Response to Reply #137 |
149. Why did you? interested in your reason. |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 11:02 AM Response to Reply #137 |
223. Well, who gives a shit about your "name". Put a reason behind it, dipshit. |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #223 |
232. A reason: |
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StarfarerBill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #232 |
242. It is in fact unconstitutional (see the Fourth Amendment)... |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:15 PM Response to Reply #242 |
267. The fourth amendment (and the rest of the constitution) apply to ... |
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Prospero1 (52 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #267 |
272. the problem with your argument is this.... |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #272 |
277. Re-read my post: |
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Prospero1 (52 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 11:53 PM Response to Reply #277 |
347. have to concede the point.... |
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Gedankenaustausch (179 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 04:30 AM Response to Reply #347 |
354. I 100% agree totally |
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Gedankenaustausch (179 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:53 PM Response to Reply #272 |
326. there's one problem here |
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StarfarerBill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 10:36 PM Response to Reply #267 |
343. Governments at all levels *and* employers are bound by the same laws |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:12 AM Response to Reply #343 |
349. SCOTUS (before the conservative shift even) says you are wrong. (N/T) |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 02:41 AM Response to Reply #343 |
383. CourSeveral levels of court have already ruled on this. You may |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:20 PM Response to Reply #242 |
268. Honest question based on this: |
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StarfarerBill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #268 |
345. Of course we as human beings have a right to a job paying a living wage... |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:19 AM Response to Reply #345 |
351. Well thanks for your service any way...sincerely. |
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davidpdx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 05:14 AM Response to Reply #345 |
357. Right now there is a case in the Korean Constitutional Court |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:49 PM Response to Reply #242 |
279. I'm not an apologist for the bosses as I'm self-employed... |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:57 PM Response to Reply #279 |
330. AMEN!! (n/t) |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:09 PM Response to Reply #232 |
263. +1 My thoughts exactly...there are trade-offs in this life. |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 11:03 AM Response to Reply #137 |
224. Who gives a shit about your "name"? Put a fucking reason behind it. |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:44 AM Response to Reply #3 |
171. Some asshole, no doubt. |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. ...and if I refuse to SUBMIT...i am the one that is S.O.L |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
71. If it makes you feel better |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
101. Offer to sue them for sexual harrassment. Say you're offended by their urine fetish. |
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ThomThom (752 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 10:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
213. This is why we need a real socialist work place |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
337. Well, it does tend to thin the herd |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. You CAN tell them you won't submit. Just don't apply. |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Because what someone does on their own time off is no ones business. |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 07:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. I always wondered what else they tested. |
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jmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
66. Employers have been busted testing for stuff beside drug use- |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #66 |
278. thx...nt |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #66 |
281. Yes and that is an abuse...and I BET was punished with a settlement |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #281 |
306. The problem with this argument is that there are jobs just raining down upon us. |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:02 PM Response to Reply #306 |
331. So then suck it up, and put your bong away. Drop the needle in the trash |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 02:16 AM Response to Reply #331 |
353. I am straight as an arrow and own two small biz's.... |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 06:07 AM Response to Reply #353 |
358. Read the rest of my posts on the matter. |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #358 |
369. It is unconstitutional |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #369 |
372. Sorry SCOTUS says you are wrong. (N/T) |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #372 |
373. Link to their decision please |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 02:57 PM Response to Reply #358 |
370. You are correct ...we need better laws... but we do have a few... |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #370 |
374. I totally agree.... |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #374 |
376. That dog is my favorite Family guy character... |
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jmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 10:51 PM Response to Reply #281 |
344. I would have less objections to drug testing if abuses like that didn't happen. |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #344 |
346. I am sympathetic to your points and actually agree on principle |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
249. I know a quite a few brilliant productive people that smoke in the off hours. |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #249 |
284. The best programmer I have ever known, used to write the most amazing code after some legendary |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #284 |
298. good post and story..thx for the note. nt |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 07:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. If a private employer doesn't want a drug user, that's their right |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #20 |
46. hell yes, if you want to keep doing drugs then you have the choice not to work there anymore |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:40 PM Response to Reply #46 |
60. But THAT attitude is what the problem is. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #60 |
67. until then its illegal, and an empoyer has a right to not employ a doper.. |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:04 PM Response to Reply #67 |
81. a doper.... |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #81 |
83. then if the company dosent want to hire boozers then thats their right as well |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:29 AM Response to Reply #83 |
163. nope - it's legal to get as drunk as you want on your own free time (nt) |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:01 PM Response to Reply #81 |
307. +1 nt |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:50 AM Response to Reply #67 |
153. Another salient point from Vadawg |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:24 AM Response to Reply #153 |
192. ding |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #153 |
235. Democrats and progressives are anti-vaccinating? |
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Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #153 |
262. +1,000,000 |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #153 |
290. I guess the antivaccination folks are to the left... as the creationist are to the right. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:26 AM Response to Reply #67 |
181. ..."a doper." ??????? |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #67 |
238. drug-testing started with the Federal Government |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #67 |
250. ok so they do not want a "doper" but what about your average |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:40 PM Response to Reply #60 |
247. And showing up to work drunk has it's consequences... |
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AllTooEasy (540 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #60 |
303. Agreed...booze is a drug...so test for that too! |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:22 PM Response to Reply #303 |
316. Yeah, fuck all those that consume booze.... |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:13 PM Response to Reply #60 |
332. But it isn't. |
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Grassy Knoll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:40 PM Response to Reply #46 |
91. Exactly, and what way is she spinning, look again.... |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:04 PM Response to Reply #91 |
96. She's not spinning |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:50 AM Response to Reply #91 |
154. What does it mean if I can perceive her, at will, spinning in either direction? |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:32 AM Response to Reply #154 |
183. Counter-clockwise = left brain/Clockwise = right brain |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #183 |
185. How the hell do you make it switch? |
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:52 AM Response to Reply #185 |
187. Scroll all of her except her foot offscreen |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:03 AM Response to Reply #91 |
156. Counter clockwise |
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burrfoot (801 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:46 AM Response to Reply #91 |
173. grrr... |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:39 AM Response to Reply #46 |
184. Wow, what a champ, an employer is just so great to give us jobs. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:38 AM Response to Reply #184 |
204. In your world, maybe. Not mine |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #184 |
333. Soooo...start you own business, make lots of money (since it is so easy) |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 10:43 AM Response to Reply #46 |
216. Read post #66, above, about how employers abuse the drug test. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:21 AM Response to Reply #20 |
117. It's not about that. It's to get the sheep used to being invaded and sheared |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:18 AM Response to Reply #117 |
141. Then. Don't. Participate. nt |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:04 PM Response to Reply #141 |
260. Participate? How do you earn a living then? |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #260 |
285. By not taking drugs and qualifying for private sector jobs. |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #285 |
296. You ever have a drink? How would you like to get body scanned every morning? |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:57 PM Response to Reply #296 |
304. I've never been tested for booze. I've never known anyone tested for booze. |
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Flaneur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #304 |
318. Funny, that, if employers were actually concerned about impairment. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:38 PM Response to Reply #318 |
320. Alcohol=legal, drugs currently ~= legal |
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Flaneur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:11 AM Response to Reply #320 |
348. I understand the difference between legal and illegal drugs. |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #304 |
321. Suppose someday you are? After all unemployment is at what around 10%? |
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kedrys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 07:42 AM Response to Reply #304 |
361. I'm a computer jockey and I got tested for booze as well as drugs |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #260 |
336. Harmless? I guess you don't see the stories on the news about drug gangs and killings huh? |
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Flaneur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:08 AM Response to Reply #20 |
138. That's because workers don't have rights. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:19 AM Response to Reply #138 |
142. So work for the government...problem solved. Badaboom,badabing nt |
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Flaneur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:39 PM Response to Reply #142 |
246. What are you, the Chamber of Commerce? |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #246 |
310. Government ass kisser. Great job, eh? |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:54 PM Response to Reply #246 |
322. According to him/her the Gov. is just raining down WG-12 and GS-10 jobs on us. |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #142 |
261. Sorry the Gov. tests as well. BTW You know any Gov. jobs available to all? nt |
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Flaneur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #261 |
265. Wrong. Only some government positions are drug testable. |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #265 |
269. you are splitting hairs ..and you are wrong pee tests are widespread now. |
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Flaneur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #269 |
291. No, I'm not wrong or splitting hairs. |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #291 |
295. Sorry ..I come from a different Gov. background... |
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Flaneur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:01 PM Response to Reply #295 |
308. Just because I say it's legal doesn't mean I approve of it. I don't. |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 02:45 AM Response to Reply #269 |
384. If you want to wokr in a military or VA hospital you will need to pass |
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Flaneur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #142 |
309. Or simply refuse to work for companies that treat me like a criminal suspect. |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:56 PM Response to Reply #309 |
323. Problem is that list gets shorter every year. nt |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:25 AM Response to Reply #20 |
180. A private employer has absolutely NO right interfering in a person's |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:31 AM Response to Reply #180 |
199. Until you give them that right by signing on the dotted line. nt |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #199 |
264. Dotted line or not people fully qualified should not have their privacy violated. nt |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #180 |
215. +1 |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
255. What about if they are on doctor prescribed meds? |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #255 |
286. Then, just like school, bring a note. |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #286 |
297. You bring a note you don't get hired... nt |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:55 PM Response to Reply #297 |
301. As a note-bringer, I can tell you that is FALSE nt |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
327. Seems you hate America |
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davidpdx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 04:52 AM Response to Reply #327 |
355. And you can find dozens where employment or pre-employment |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 09:10 AM Response to Reply #355 |
362. Very true. |
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davidpdx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-05-09 09:50 PM Response to Reply #362 |
379. Welcome to strawman |
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sohndrsmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #20 |
339. Is it also their right to refuse/deny/know about legal prescription medication |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 07:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Exactly! |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
80. they can tell your liver/kidney function from a piss test? |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:11 PM Response to Reply #80 |
85. Enzymes. Your piss is an incredible store of information about you. |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #80 |
225. Well I am not certain but they can tell a lot of things. If they ask for piss they can ask for blood |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
234. If the pilot of my plane or the driver of my bus, train or cab |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #234 |
325. I do not know anyone who wants their pilots to show up high. |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. When 100% of employers require it, there isn't much choice |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
41. +1 |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
53. unreasonable search -- employers have no right to my blood or urine or personal life |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:45 PM Response to Reply #53 |
65. Sigh. When you submit to the test, it becomes their business. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:35 AM Response to Reply #65 |
118. here's a concept that i fully expect won't be so simple for you: we don't have to give up a job |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:00 AM Response to Reply #118 |
125. Oh horseshit |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:07 AM Response to Reply #125 |
147. Really?! |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:28 AM Response to Reply #147 |
195. That is completely ridiculous |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #195 |
335. that's an interesting claim from someone who's blown so much "bandwidth" in this thread. |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:55 PM Response to Reply #147 |
341. None of "those things" are illegal. |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:06 AM Response to Reply #341 |
352. Do you get asked about it much? |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 06:09 AM Response to Reply #352 |
359. Yes people DO get asked about it much... |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 09:16 AM Response to Reply #359 |
363. Interesting. |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 10:16 AM Response to Reply #363 |
364. You are a laugh riot!! |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 10:43 AM Response to Reply #364 |
365. You assume much too much. |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:07 AM Response to Reply #365 |
366. WOW!! You are deep into the right wing tactics weeds there buddy. |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #366 |
367. Sigh |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #367 |
375. OMG you are just saying the same thing over and over: doesn't make it true |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 04:55 PM Response to Reply #375 |
377. And you're not? :) |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-05-09 10:05 PM Response to Reply #377 |
380. You my 'friend" are an idiot. |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 01:05 AM Response to Reply #380 |
381. I don't throw around derogatory labels as easily as you |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 01:20 AM Response to Reply #381 |
382. Ok... I'm done with you. |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 03:16 AM Response to Reply #382 |
385. Good night |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:45 AM Response to Reply #125 |
172. Drug tests doesn't determine if you're kind of the guy |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #125 |
251. just not in the USA. Here in France my piss is part of my private medical life |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #251 |
305. ... |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #305 |
311. The HDI is more important than money in my opinion |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:20 AM Response to Reply #118 |
143. Sorry, you're wrong. |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:42 AM Response to Reply #143 |
170. I think what the poster is arguing |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #170 |
334. well put. it's a simple of matter of human dignity. |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:52 PM Response to Reply #118 |
340. How about this refuse and fully expect the consequences and accept them |
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Flaneur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:10 AM Response to Reply #65 |
139. Sorry you're so at peace with this invasion of personal privacy. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:16 AM Response to Reply #139 |
140. Your privacy is uniquely, permanently ensured by not pissing in the cup |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:30 AM Response to Reply #140 |
182. I suppose you don't mind then, if that same prospective employer |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #182 |
221. exactly! ...and am against credit checks as well... |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:05 PM Response to Reply #182 |
236. I've been told point blank that if I want the job... |
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Flaneur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #140 |
248. So it's my piss or my job, and you're just fine with that? |
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Sinti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #65 |
227. Do you make money in drug testing? |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #227 |
288. No, I don't shill for drug tests. I'm just incredulous that people think |
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Sinti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #288 |
293. I didn't intend to say you were a "shill" |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #293 |
300. I respect your well-argued position |
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Sinti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #300 |
312. Fair enough - I do realize my good fortune |
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Sinti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #288 |
294. oops-double post n/t |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:00 PM Response to Reply #53 |
258. "what they do on the weekend or six months ago is NONE OF THEIR DAMN BUSINESS" |
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freedom fighter jh (490 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:34 AM Response to Reply #5 |
168. There has to be a limit to what an employer can expect of an employee. n/t |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
6. I remember a time where the tests were so expensive no one did them. |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
7. Ronnie Raygun started that fucking horse-shit with the military in the early 80's |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:16 AM Response to Reply #7 |
178. Ronnie's hands were politically tied |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 10:27 AM Response to Reply #7 |
212. I think Ronnie's motive was because |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
9. I hear you, but I stopped smoking pot and taking illegal drugs when I got my 1st real job |
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JBoris (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. +1. I don't even get drug tested. I quit so I could do my job to my full potential. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
10. I never had to work where I was given a drug test |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
13. Nothing prohibits you from refusing any given assignment |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
14. I'm all in favor of mandatory drug testing at work, but only under the following conditions |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 07:21 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. That's fair in the sense that cutting off someone's right hand makes it fair to all those already |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
37. I totally agree. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
15. Currently you want the right to break the law without getting caught? |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 07:10 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. It is in a number of states |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Thank you... |
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Blacksheep214 (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 08:27 PM Response to Reply #25 |
378. Well Said! |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #17 |
47. then you just show a script from the doc, same as if you tested for oxy or percocet |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:03 AM Response to Reply #47 |
113. They've no business knowing what kinds of therapeutic |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:06 AM Response to Reply #113 |
127. yes they do if it interferes with your job, or if they are hiring you |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:15 AM Response to Reply #127 |
130. If I'm not performing, they can fire me. |
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stlsaxman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:18 AM Response to Reply #130 |
160. bingo! |
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The Gunslinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #15 |
63. maybe your employer should put a camera in your car........ |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:00 AM Response to Reply #15 |
112. Our employer is not law enforcement. |
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stlsaxman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:19 AM Response to Reply #112 |
161. bingo x2! |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:10 AM Response to Reply #15 |
148. Being black and in school used to break the law |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:54 AM Response to Reply #15 |
175. I can be into identity theft and my employer has no way of determining that |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:28 AM Response to Reply #15 |
196. oh brother |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
18. Drug Testing is wildly unconstitutional, in my opinion |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 07:29 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. On what grounds? nt |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 07:36 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. invasion of privacy |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:17 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. No one's invading your privacy, particularly the government |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. so, what part of the 4th amendment are you unclear on? |
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DatManFromNawlins (640 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:36 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. I think you need to retake Civics class |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:41 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. ... |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:51 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Breathtaking display of a hierarchy of ignorance...perhaps even willful |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:03 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. no, what's sad |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:19 PM Response to Reply #44 |
51. I don't have any right that you don't give me when you agree to work for me |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:59 PM Response to Reply #51 |
77. nope |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #77 |
84. Goddamn it, is this THAT hard for you? |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:28 AM Response to Reply #84 |
162. Can your parents hear you in the basement when you type all in caps? |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:30 AM Response to Reply #162 |
197. I can't help it that you're from Missouri |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #197 |
206. Wouldn't be hard to show people something |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:49 AM Response to Reply #206 |
209. You just violated my 49th Amendment rights! |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #51 |
243. The tests are for two purposes |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:59 PM Response to Reply #51 |
256. You get off telling others how to live their lives don't you! |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:46 PM Response to Reply #256 |
275. I don't give a shit what you do |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:00 PM Response to Reply #275 |
282. no, because I live in a free country where my boss cannot use |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:41 PM Response to Reply #44 |
62. What's sad is the state of your civics education. |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #62 |
75. well, yes it does, actually |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:16 PM Response to Reply #75 |
86. Businesses cannot ask about sexual orientation |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #75 |
88. Your 'logic' is a PSA for putting down the bong and paying |
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Nay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:32 AM Response to Reply #75 |
158. Although I agree that it is dumb to still have weed illegal, it is NOT |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:31 AM Response to Reply #158 |
164. Thanks... |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:16 AM Response to Reply #43 |
190. here's the thing: |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:36 AM Response to Reply #190 |
203. Way to move the goalposts |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:42 AM Response to Reply #203 |
205. humiliated? By you? |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:48 AM Response to Reply #205 |
207. By everyone, as I imagined you are fairly often nt |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #207 |
210. heh...shows what you know |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:49 AM Response to Reply #40 |
145. Your ignorance is no laughing matter, son. n/t |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:48 AM Response to Reply #36 |
208. What you "think" on this topic is irrelevant. What is your constitutional basis? |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:31 PM Response to Reply #33 |
56. Just in case you did not know, the 4th amendment only |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:01 PM Response to Reply #56 |
78. Correct. But the government does have a roll |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #78 |
87. Congress can use the commerce clause to regulate/outlaw |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:01 PM Response to Reply #56 |
79. and who mandated drug testing: the government |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #79 |
89. The government does mandate some drug testing but not |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:39 PM Response to Reply #79 |
106. 4 of the 6 jobs I've had didn't drug test |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #33 |
283. Perhaps you can't see it through all the weed haze. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 07:39 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Unreasonable search and seizure. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:16 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Normative statements aren't arguments |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:33 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Why should corporations be able to do things the government can't? |
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DatManFromNawlins (640 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:38 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. The kind that says that employers choose their employees |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:49 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. So all you have is normative polemic |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
64. The 4th amendment protects the |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:48 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. So, 20 or so years of drug testing, millions of people tested, and no one but you thought of that? |
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davidpdx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 05:01 AM Response to Reply #30 |
356. They don't understand simple English |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:33 PM Response to Reply #27 |
57. Posted above, but again, just in case you did not know, the 4th |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:40 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. Oh, I know. |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:48 PM Response to Reply #61 |
69. No, you don't know. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 07:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. For all employees or just some? |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:29 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. For All People |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:26 PM Response to Reply #34 |
55. So that would include cops, secret service agents, doctors, paramedics? |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:34 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. yeah, Congress |
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jimlup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
21. We claim to be a free society and to hold it as the most important virtue yet |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 07:44 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. CHA-CHING! winner! |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
48. sorry but its not your business, its the empoyers business of you are using any drugs |
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The Gunslinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:59 PM Response to Reply #48 |
76. a lot of things "may" effect performance or safety |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:42 PM Response to Reply #76 |
92. what freedom is being taken away, you have the freedom to apply to the company or put away the bong |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:41 PM Response to Reply #92 |
108. Keeping the bong and applying for the job |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:43 AM Response to Reply #108 |
120. not really, cause then you are taking away the freedom of the guy doing the hiring |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:59 AM Response to Reply #120 |
123. They have plenty of freedom when it comes to hiring |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:10 AM Response to Reply #123 |
128. yup but i as an employer have the right to not hire someone who uses drugs |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:13 AM Response to Reply #128 |
129. As long as they aren't using on said job |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:24 AM Response to Reply #129 |
132. sorry but yes it does, you might not like it but what employees do in their spare time effects their |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:38 AM Response to Reply #132 |
133. I may not like it? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:41 AM Response to Reply #133 |
134. if you cant see that being involved in an illegal activity may effect your employer |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:54 AM Response to Reply #134 |
136. I'm not seeing it really |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #48 |
102. What about the person |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:31 PM Response to Reply #102 |
104. well according to the law it is, one is legal one is not |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:40 PM Response to Reply #104 |
107. I wasn't talking about the law |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:43 PM Response to Reply #107 |
109. well the law is a big part of it, a lot of companies just dont want people who break the law working |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:56 PM Response to Reply #109 |
110. I know |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:00 AM Response to Reply #48 |
111. You mean like antihistamines/cold medicines? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:03 AM Response to Reply #111 |
114. yup dosent matter what drug it is, if it is going to endanger me by you using it then i dont want yo |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:24 AM Response to Reply #111 |
193. Add in Hangovers. |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:13 AM Response to Reply #193 |
350. What I really love |
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The Gunslinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:55 PM Response to Reply #28 |
74. agreed |
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mithnanthy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
32. a friend used a product... |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
38. I know it DECREASES my employer's Insurance cost by drug testing. |
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WyLoochka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #38 |
270. You are right there |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
49. YOUR rights? Your body, your choice back in the day - now it is your body, my choice |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
50. Let's take an example |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:20 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. huh, id say the odds are that 2 out of 100 who test positive are not users, not the %50 you posit. |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:24 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. That's because you haved ignored the false positives |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #50 |
59. I don't think you gave enough info to calculate those odds, but you are approaching correctness. |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #59 |
70. It's a bit simplified in my example |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:05 PM Response to Reply #70 |
82. I get what you're saying but you messed up a little |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 10:51 AM Response to Reply #50 |
218. Does it "detect" second-hand smoke? |
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winyanstaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
72. Hell I know of employers that test for drugs...but use them themselves... |
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Liquorice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
73. I'm against it on principle too. It is an invasion of privacy. Strangely enough, |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
90. Probably not unconstitutional but I would support legislating limiting its uses |
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Blacksheep214 (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
93. Another name for a drug test is intelligence test! |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
94. My suggestion is to move to a state that decriminalized it and sue. |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:11 PM Response to Reply #94 |
99. And what would be your cause of action or claim? nt |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:37 PM Response to Reply #99 |
245. In a state where marajuana is decriminalized... |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #94 |
105. Some states have laws restricting drug tests |
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The Midway Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
95. Drug testing IS bullshit! It also warfare against the working class and poor. |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
97. ACLU Position |
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Patriot 76 (95 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
98. It's all about fucking over people who choose to smoke weed. |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
103. Here's where I differ. |
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the other one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
115. Drugs are bad. Don't do drugs. |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
116. We treat drunks and druggies equally, they both get shown the door |
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The Midway Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:59 AM Response to Reply #116 |
124. Yes, people who steal, people who are late, slackers, appear to be spaced out |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:04 AM Response to Reply #124 |
126. I don't know about ex-law enforcement -- they probably don't |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:43 AM Response to Reply #116 |
135. You could have fired each and every one of them without a drug test. |
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TransitJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
119. Urinalysis and anti-pot stance in the workplace |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
121. Employers lose if they eliminate pot smokers from their work force.. |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:33 AM Response to Reply #121 |
201. Restaurants too. |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
122. I can dig it. Its good to be independent. Be a proud independent! |
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SlingBlade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
131. Yep. This is real man, Thanks ! |
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PJPhreak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:40 AM Response to Original message |
144. My feelings on this subject.... |
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smoochpooch (688 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:00 AM Response to Original message |
146. There used to be this old anti-pot PSA |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:33 AM Response to Original message |
150. I see the authoritarians and nanny staters (aka the truth behind the lies) are out again. |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:44 AM Response to Original message |
151. THEY...don't want you to smoke pot and jump out the... |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:46 AM Response to Original message |
152. Here's a suggestion |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:35 AM Response to Original message |
155. You don't even have to use drugs to fail the test. |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:30 AM Response to Original message |
157. You can't go without a smoke long enought to pass a test to get a JOB? |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:38 AM Response to Reply #157 |
169. some people really are that stupid (nt) |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #157 |
241. your point would be valid if MJ's presence in the body was any indication of impairment. |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #241 |
244. My point's valid because the rule for getting a job says you have to pass a drug screen. |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:55 PM Response to Reply #244 |
254. you merely have a priorities problem if you refuse to dye your hair for that job. |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #254 |
266. So we agree |
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era veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:53 AM Response to Original message |
159. The Police smoke lots of weed |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #159 |
217. I watched a Columbus Ohio |
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era veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #217 |
233. This was about 10 years ago. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #233 |
237. Oh yeah. |
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SHRED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:31 AM Response to Original message |
165. Marijuana has no realtime under the influence test |
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SHRED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
166. Busting people for using weed... |
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kedrys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:33 AM Response to Original message |
167. Again, I'm in a more civilized country |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:48 AM Response to Reply #167 |
174. Incredible |
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kedrys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:58 AM Response to Reply #174 |
177. I had forgotten how mellow it can be at times |
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RedstDem (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
176. Your liberties have been sold |
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mudplanet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
179. Marijuana is the only drug that drug tests can detect. |
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mn9driver (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
186. This camel's head was allowed in the tent years ago. |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
188. The weirdest thing. |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
189. [idea] So don't do drugs illegally. [/idea] |
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bluescribbler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
191. Been there, done that, burned the t-shirt |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
194. Until the pot lobby gets as strong as the alcohol lobby, nothing will change. |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #194 |
276. Boy, ain't THAT the truth! |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
198. K&R!!! |
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Vilis Veritas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
200. Someone makes money off the piss test...nt |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
202. I think people should wear collars that can tell our employers |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
211. Odd how the freepers crawl from under their rocks on a post like this....kr nt. |
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backtoblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
214. Employers get discounts from health insurance companies for drug testing. |
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NorCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
220. I can't wait for... |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #220 |
226. FYI, your credit score (as well as other factors you listed) CAN affect work eligability. |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 11:18 AM Response to Reply #220 |
229. yep... |
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Stumbler (599 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
222. Yes, it is Bullshit! |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
228. I totally agree. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
230. DILUTE! DILUTE! |
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Qutzupalotl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #230 |
271. That will show in the test. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:36 PM Response to Reply #271 |
319. I had a "too dilute" result on an initial screening once, in fact the ONLY time I've been tested |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
231. The reason employers drug test is because of federal contracting rules |
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EvilAL (357 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
239. I agree, |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
253. I hate to say this because I agree drug testing for PLENTY of jobs are bullshit |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
259. Drug testing is mainly an American thing |
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ut oh (190 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #259 |
292. Not surprizing given that |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:27 PM Response to Reply #292 |
338. It's also by and for the trial lawyers |
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Therellas (216 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
273. it makes perfect sense if you think about it........ |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
274. One must wonder if.. |
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NICO9000 (574 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
289. The "War on Drugs" has always been a "War on People" |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:07 PM Response to Reply #289 |
315. btw, freelancing is not my only gig |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
313. This point has probably already been made. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
314. What? You looking to have rights over your own body? Not in Merka, land of the Zygote-Worshippers. |
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relayerbob (149 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
317. Several myths exposed |
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guardian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
324. Quit whining and deal with it. |
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The Midway Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #324 |
371. Some of us are dealing with it. Perhaps you would like to help. |
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Indy Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
342. The real issue is employment at will |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-06-09 06:50 AM Response to Original message |
386. On the day that I retire, I plan to smoke a big fat one! |
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