According to the News Sentinel, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, speaker of the state Senate, advocates drug testing for people who essentially receive government money, and state Sen. Stacey Campfield of Knoxville is said to agree with this and to push for such legislation.

One assumes this means that Tennessee legislators who receive compensation from the state will also be included, as well as all state employees.

One also can't help wondering if drug-testing companies may not also be supporting this idea.

I am sure the state senators in favor of instituting this intrusive and costly testing would want to participate in it as recipients of compensation from the state.

Virginia M. Jones

Oak Ridge

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