Conservative Common Man

As a resident of Illinois, I realize that contacting my U.S. Senators regarding legislation is a fruitless exercise. Being supposedly represented by the dishonorable Dick Durbin and Bill Ayers ‘ buddy Barack “Born Alive, Let Them Die” Obama, I know that any plea for a common sense approach will fall on deaf ears. I still feel an obligation to make the effort, for even though the political climate of our state is clouded by Chicago corruption, we cannot submit!

I recently wrote to the Socialist Senators to ask them support S. 3361 “The Drug Free Families Act” which would:

require that welfare recipients undergo drug testing to determine their eligibility to receive, or continue to receive, benefits. Vitter’s bill would require that states forfeit Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funding unless they implement a drug testing and treatment program for TANF recipients.

The candidate for Obammunism can’t be bothered with such petty things as his job, but his partner in crime responded. Here is the dishonorable Senator Durbin’s response:

Thank you for contacting me about random drug testing of individuals receiving public benefits. I appreciate hearing from you.

I share your underlying concern about the need to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in government assistance programs. Public assistance programs provide critical help for those who are often facing the “food, rent, or medicine” dilemma. Understandably, taxpayers want to see their tax dollars used effectively. Fraud and abuse are serious problems that not only waste money but divert funds from the truly needy.

Random drug testing of welfare recipients is not an available option. In 1997, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Chandler v. Miller that drug testing imposed by law and enforced by government officials constitutes a “search” under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Fourth Amendment requires that all searches be reasonable - based either on individualized suspicion of wrongdoing or on “special needs.” These special needs must go beyond simple crime detection and involve important governmental interests such as jeopardy to public safety.

Based on this language, lower federal courts have ruled that random drug testing may not be required as a condition of receiving government assistance when that program is not designed to achieve public safety. A Michigan law requiring welfare applicants to undergo random drug testing was struck down in 2000 as a violation of the applicants’ Constitutional rights.

Congress must remain vigilant in ensuring that our civil liberties are preserved, even as we try to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in government benefit programs. I will keep your concerns in mind as Congress pursues these goals.

Thank you again for your message. Please feel free to remain in touch.

Sincerely,

Richard J. Durbin

United States Senator

I was not at all surprised to read that this miserable excuse for a senator is more concerned about protecting the civil rights of drug addicts that sponge off taxpayers than the rights of those productive people that actually pay his salary and support the drug using parasites. This is a symptom of the disease that is liberalism. Of course the Marxist politicians will not support drug testing for welfare recipients, they need the dependents to keep them in power!

It is assumed that Dick Durbin’s Senate seat is safe, but an alert Illinois electorate could turn the tables on this waste of tax dollars and make a statement against the leftward march in our government. We can elect Steve Sauerberg to The United States Senate if enough people will pay attention and vote against the Chicago syndicate!

If you are a citizen of Illinois I implore you to help reclaim the state and our government from the clutches of the incompetent!

Other sites of note:

http://dumpturbandurbin.com/

http://dumpdickdurbin.blogspot.com/

http://www.moveondickdurbin.org/compare.asp

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