Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Really! What are they hiding??
In a display of their superiority over normal human beings, the Oklahoma Senate has removed the requirement that the legislators be drug tested before they start sucking on the public tit.
The Oklahoma Senate has dropped legislation that would require politicians throughout the state to be drug tested along with people receiving temporary public assistance.With these good folks constant;y trying to pass laws with no basis in reality, how much of a stunt is it really? And how much is it a level of protection for the public from drug addled dittoheads and Teabaggers?
The bill, passed by the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services on Monday, would still require applicants for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to undergo a mandatory drug test.
The Department of Human Services estimates 22,000 people in Oklahoma receive TANF benefits, which helps poor families with children pay for living expenses, including rent, heat, utilities and personal care items.
Democrats in the Oklahoma House who opposed the legislation added an amendment that required anyone seeking public office to pass a drug test as well. The bill’s sponsor, Republican state Rep. Guy Liebman, opposed the amendment, but his attempt to eliminate measure was defeated by a bipartisan vote.
When the bill arrived in the state Senate, Sen. David Holt (R) dropped the provision from the legislation, describing the amendment a “stunt.”
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