Pubdate: Sun 05 December 1999 Source: St. Augustine Record (FL) Copyright: 1999 The St. Augustine Record Contact: P.O. Box 1630, St. Augustine, FL 32085 Fax: (904)829-6664 Feedback: http://www.staugustine.com/news/editor/send.shtml Website: http://www.staugustine.com/ Author: Richard Sinnott, Fort Pierce, Fla. RANDOM DRUG-TESTING GIVES DEMOCRACY BLACK EYE Judging from his letter published in your paper, Mr. Allen is either a hypocrite of the first order, or a very timid bureaucrat. Perhaps both. His `concern' for individual rights and constitutional guarantees is false. Random urine tests simply condition the citizens, at an early age in this case, to submit to the authority of the state, in clear and utter disregard of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution. Richard Sinnott, Fort Pierce, Fla. - --- MAP posted-by: Derek Rea