Making drug testing compulsory for access to the #welfare program is unconstitutional. The #constitution provides citizens with the right to privacy. Any kind of unnecessarily invasive search is prohibited, violates the constitution, and must be condemned.

There is no data to date that provides a relationship between welfare recipients and drug abuse. Drug usage among the general population and welfare recipients is the same.

A drug test requires the individual to submit a urine sample. This process can be regarded as intrusive, where people are required to provide the government with medical data that they might not be willing to share. This is an unconstitutional invasion of privacy.

Moreover, everyone should be treated alike, no matter what the circumstances. The state should not breach the privacy of citizens just because they are unemployed or need transitional assistance from the state.

By making drug testing mandatory, we are making a whole group of people look like criminals. It can be construed as an investigative procedure, which can be discouraging for the general population in need.

Also, there is skepticism about the government’s ability to conduct drug testing on such a massive level. Even if the government manages to arrange the necessary pieces of equipment and makes drug testing accessible to all, it will add to strain on the financial resources of the state. It is in everyone's best interest that there be no mandatory drug testing procedures for those seeking welfare assistance. The welfare program should be accessible to all without any sort of discrimination. Any step remotely violating the constitutional rights of the citizens should be immediately declared null and void.