Florida Drug Testing Ruled Unconstitutional By Federal Judge

[Mindcrime]

So this happened...

A federal judge has ruled that Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) violated the Constitution last year when he ordered drug testing for state government workers.

U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro ruled on Wednesday that suspicionless drug testing testing for state workers violated the Constitution's Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable search and seizure. Scott had suspended his order after it had been challenged by the Florida chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which represents about 40,000 of the 85,000 state workers who would have been affected by the order.

"The Governor can't order the state to search people's bodily fluids for no reason -- the Constitution prohibits that sort of government intrusion," Howard Simon, director of the Florida ACLU, said in a statement. "And the Governor can’t demand that people surrender their constitutional rights for the privilege of working for the state or receiving some other government benefit." Source

[nogods]

So this happened...

The judged peed in the party's tea. I thought the tea party was all about "standing up for the Constitution", not pissing on it.

That probably ends their chance of getting a law passed for vaginal probes for all welfare recipients and state workers, regardless of gender.

[granpabob]

would this ruling mean that businesses can't require drug testing of their employees too

[nogods]

would this ruling mean that businesses can't require drug testing of their employees too

Businesses and individuals are not constrained by the fourth amendment unless acting as an agent of the government. So as long as I'm not acting as an agent of the government, I can break into your house, steal your computer, then take it to the police to show them all the kiddie porn you have on it without violating the 4th Amendment.