And yes, it would take a constitutional amendment to set this up at the national level for the presidential elections.
Many companies test because they are required to by law because they do business with the Government.
That isn't true, but often company HR departments think it is true, citing the "Drug-Free Workplace Act". This is a quote from the Department of Labor FAQ about that:
Is drug testing required or authorized under these regulations?
The Act and these rules neither require nor authorize drug testing. The legislative history of the Drug-Free Workplace Act indicates that Congress did not intend to impose any additional requirements beyond those set forth in the Act. Specifically, the legislative history precludes the imposition of drug testing of employees as part of the implementation of the Act. At the same time, these rules in no way preclude employers from conducting drug testing programs in response to government requirements (e.g., Department of Transportation or Nuclear Regulatory Commission rules) or on their own independent legal authority.
I have found that trying to explain that no it isn't "required by law" to an HR drone is a pointless exercise.
IANAL, but every lawyer I have spoken with has said that "what happens" is nothing.*
* may not be valid in all 50 states. Read the statutes in your area. Know your rights.
A breathalyzer is not a "breath test instrument" as referred to in Florida 316.1932 (1)(a)2.
In most states, refusing the test is an automatic license suspension.
Refusing a breath test is an automatic license suspension. A breathalyzer test is not a breath test. It is a preliminary breath test. Refusing that has no penalty.
A breath test is a large machine down at the police station, that is carefully calibrated and accurate (for what it does). Police ask you to take the breathalyzer, and FST, so that they can collect enough evidence to justify arresting you and taking you downtown for the real breath test. They ask, you say no.
We could do generation ships if we really wanted to, and I doubt there'd be a shortage of volunteers
Uh... generations 3 through n-1 are not volunteers!
What? You're telling me I was born on a ship, and will spend the rest of my life here, instead of the beautiful planet in these pictures? Thanks Mom and Dad!
Generation 3 would revolt and turn the ship around.
Code words are easy to find via search engine. That's a big advantage.
Possibly they are easier to trademark, too.
why are you banking, shopping, or correspondence at work?
Because the employer doesn't want the alternative, which is for me to take the afternoon off, drive home, and do my banking or other things that can be done only during business hours. Whether it is on my time (using my vacation hours) or theirs is not the point, the point is that they lose productivity and don't meet the schedule.
That is why one of the perks (yes, entitlements) of a white-collar job has always been occasional personal calls (20th century) and occasional personal internet use (21st century).
i get paid to work, what do you get paid to do?
I am a salaried engineer. I get paid to get the job done, as long as it takes. And that door swings both ways. Sometimes I work overtime, sometimes undertime.
The larger problem I see is that, if you pay Apple to replace the battery, they won't actually do that. They take your Ipad and exchange it for a refurbished one. So you don't get "your" Ipad back.
I've had enough bad experiences with refurbished products to never go down that route again. So I am left with using a third-party repair shop.
Our OS who art in CPU, UNIX be thy name. Thy programs run, thy syscalls done, In kernel as it is in user!
