We pay their salaries. They are supposed to do our bidding. They are supposed to be responsible. The past few years have shown us that the American congress is clearly not working. Yet we continue to send them to the House and the Senate, and they continue to fail us. It's time for taking action. It's time to find out what is going on.
Drug test congress.
Almost every occupation in our country stipulates the person applying for the job be tested for drugs and alcohol use. During employment, they are continually subjected to the possibility of being asked to undergo this humiliating procedure. If a janitor at a gardening supply store needs to have his urine examined on an intermittent basis, consider the level of responsibility to which we trust our elected officials. Yet we have no idea what they've been drinking, what kind of prescription drugs they are taking, or what kind of controlled substance flow through their blood streams.
This is an unacceptable situation.
We pay their salaries. We have a right to make sure they are performing their assigned duties in a sober frame of mind. If any senator or representative is getting drunk on company time than they need to be called out and put into rehab or at the very least sent to the unemployment line.
We, as tax paying Americans, have a right to put an end to the constant party attitude in DC. If the employers of the janitor discussed earlier have a right to test him for drug usage, then we have a DUTY to check our senators and representatvies for drugs.
Our government is clearly broken. It's time to find the stoners, the prescription drug abusers, and the rank alcoholics and get them out of the machine. If they want to party that's fine, just not on MY (our YOUR) dime.
Nothing can operate effectively when it's operator is inebriated. The car crash that has become our government NEEDS sober drivers. We can start by finding and eliminating those members of congress who can not show up for work in a sober, straight frame of mind, and those members who are looped on illicit or prescription drugs.
Please sign the following petition. Start treating the American Aristocracy in the same manner they've been treating the American worker.
Updates
October 17, 2010
I set this up because I am sick of seeing the people running this country act like their jobs do not come with real expectations. People have been reaching out to me with their own stories about being tested at their workplaces while DC politicians continue to operate without any oversight at all.
October 17, 2010
Seeing this grow makes me feel like more people are finally demanding the same accountability that is expected of the rest of us. It is validating to know I am not the only one tired of watching our representatives operate without basic oversight.
9 Comments
finally someone said it. i am so tired of them getting away with whatever they want.
ABOUT TIME. They run this country like a clown show while we have to follow rules. GET THEM TESTED.
it is total bs that they exempt themselves from everything. do it now.
whats good for the goose is good for the gander. test them all before they vote on another bill.
if I have to pass a pee test to work at a factory, these guys should have to do it too. simple as that.
This needs to be the next protest at the whitehouse
This is a issue that needs the fast track
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We pay their salaries. They are supposed to do our bidding. They are supposed to be responsible. The past few years have shown us that the American congress is clearly not working. Yet we continue to send them to the House and the Senate, and they continue to fail us. It's time for taking action. It's time to find out what is going on.
Drug test congress.
Almost every occupation in our country stipulates the person applying for the job be tested for drugs and alcohol use. During employment, they are continually subjected to the possibility of being asked to undergo this humiliating procedure. If a janitor at a gardening supply store needs to have his urine examined on an intermittent basis, consider the level of responsibility to which we trust our elected officials. Yet we have no idea what they've been drinking, what kind of prescription drugs they are taking, or what kind of controlled substance flow through their blood streams.
This is an unacceptable situation.
We pay their salaries. We have a right to make sure they are performing their assigned duties in a sober frame of mind. If any senator or representative is getting drunk on company time than they need to be called out and put into rehab or at the very least sent to the unemployment line.
We, as tax paying Americans, have a right to put an end to the constant party attitude in DC. If the employers of the janitor discussed earlier have a right to test him for drug usage, then we have a DUTY to check our senators and representatvies for drugs.
Our government is clearly broken. It's time to find the stoners, the prescription drug abusers, and the rank alcoholics and get them out of the machine. If they want to party that's fine, just not on MY (our YOUR) dime.
Nothing can operate effectively when it's operator is inebriated. The car crash that has become our government NEEDS sober drivers. We can start by finding and eliminating those members of congress who can not show up for work in a sober, straight frame of mind, and those members who are looped on illicit or prescription drugs.
Please sign the following petition. Start treating the American Aristocracy in the same manner they've been treating the American worker.
Updates
October 17, 2010
I set this up because I am sick of seeing the people running this country act like their jobs do not come with real expectations. People have been reaching out to me with their own stories about being tested at their workplaces while DC politicians continue to operate without any oversight at all.
October 17, 2010
Seeing this grow makes me feel like more people are finally demanding the same accountability that is expected of the rest of us. It is validating to know I am not the only one tired of watching our representatives operate without basic oversight.
9 Comments
For far too long have our government officials treated themselves differently than they treat their constituents. This is good start, they need to be held to the same standards as a truck driver, airline pilot or anybody else that has a job that affects the safety of others.
finally someone said it. i am so tired of them getting away with whatever they want.
ABOUT TIME. They run this country like a clown show while we have to follow rules. GET THEM TESTED.
it is total bs that they exempt themselves from everything. do it now.
whats good for the goose is good for the gander. test them all before they vote on another bill.
if I have to pass a pee test to work at a factory, these guys should have to do it too. simple as that.
This needs to be the next protest at the whitehouse
This is a issue that needs the fast track
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For far too long have our government officials treated themselves differently than they treat their constituents. This is good start, they need to be held to the same standards as a truck driver, airline pilot or anybody else that has a job that affects the safety of others.