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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (74657)	6/29/2012 9:05:49 AM
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Here's some good news Florida's Governor Rick Scott made true a campaign promise and signed a new law that will begin testing welfare recipients for illicit drug use according to a May 31, 2011 article by Reuters. The article said, "supporters say it will help ensure that taxpayer money is used to get families on their feet and not to fuel drug habits at state expense." The article also said that after July 1, 2011 any "recipients who test positive for drugs would be denied benefits for a year." A three year denial of benefits would be enforced to those who failed a second test. The federal food stamp program will not be affected by this new law. The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and Florida Legal Services are opposed to the new law and said they are considering filing suit against the state. On September 9, 2011 VFTV in Orlando, Florida reported that "the fight over Florida's new law requiring welfare recipients to pass a drug test is heading to court, and an Orlando man is leading the charge. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of Luis Lebron." The news report said that the case is scheduled to be heard at the federal courthouse in Orlando in September. truthorfiction.com