DRUG TESTS FOR ALL GOVERNMENT WORKERS

I am writing to comment on the issue of employee drug testing within
the government. I think that this is a great idea and that it should
be put into action.

Personally, I think that anyone who works for the government should be
able to pass a drug test. If they are working for the government, then
shouldn't they obey the government's laws and rules? I think so.

A drug test is proving yourself to your employer and I think that all
employers want to have things clear about who they are giving their
money to. I don't think that is efficient at all not to know whether
or not someone that is within the system that runs our country is
under the influence of illegal drugs.

We need to get drug tests into our system. No one within the
government would still employ a person that is on drugs. Drugs make
you unstable and that is why they are illegal. We need to know if the
people that are keeping our country stable and secure are equally
stable and secure. This is key to running a strong nation.

All I'm asking is why not? If people sat that they are not on drugs
then how is one little test going to hurt you?

Mike Kilcoyne, Eighth grade, Phillip Steinbacher's class

Island School