Want to be a state lawmaker? Take a drug test, rep says
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Pennsylvania lawmakers took their oath of office Tuesday, solemnly promising to uphold the U.S. and Pennsylvania constitutions.
But it shouldn’t stop there, State Rep. John Lawrence, R-Chester says. They should swear to something else, too: that their pee is clean.
Lawrence said candidates for state-level elected office should be subject to a drug test, and is floating legislation that would require it.
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“I think that voters would be very interested in knowing,” Lawrence said.
The rationale for it is simple. Plenty of private-sector employers require drug tests, and elected officials should be held to the same high standards, Lawrence said.