Pubdate: Sat, 13 Jul 2002
Source: Florida Today (FL)
Copyright: 2002 Florida Today
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Author: Tim Hayes

DRUG TESTING INVADES PRIVACY

Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it is all right for schools to 
randomly drug-test students, stating that winning the war on drugs 
outweighs the students' right to privacy.

Baseless, widespread testing of students not only seems unconstitutional, 
it also teaches young people that the government has an inherent right to 
invade people's privacy without probable cause.

Let's take this reasoning one step further. We also have a war on terror. 
In the interest of winning that war, should we not expect the Supreme Court 
to allow police to randomly search people's homes?

Are we willing to give up the right to be secure in our homes? Apparently 
we already have given up the right to be secure in our person. Maybe we 
should reread the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution.

TIM HAYES

Rockledge
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