First off, drug use is against the law. Criminals lose rights.
Hmm... well if law enforcement is the concern it's a completely different discussion. In that case, it's worth pointing out that criminals don't lose their rights until they've been proven guilty. I also have to ask, then, why you're targeting welfare recipients? Why not just drug test everyone?
Second, people that are getting welfare are not paying anything in.
You're assuming people on welfare don't pay any taxes? That they never have and never will? Don't you think that's a bit of a stretch?
Third, it's a constitutional right to be a goddamn crackhead?
I'd argue it is, but I doubt the current Court would agree. In any case, there are plenty of other rights that this proposal clearly tramples. The right to due process, the right to privacy, the right to be presumed innocent until proven otherwise, etc... Pretty basic stuff really.
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