Rick Figard ([log in to unmask]) wrote: : Lets be realistic in our replies eh folks? Comparing being Jewish under : Hitler to my statement about taking drugs is ludicrous. The Jewish people : didn't have a choice as to what ethnic background they were. People who take : drugs have the choice. They also have a choice as to NOT taking the drug : test. America is full of choices....long live America. : But come on, I thought this was intelligent conversation. Comparisons like : that really don't deserve a reply. : Rick Figard : [log in to unmask] : Smithsonian Institution - Office of Fellowships and Grants : / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Mr. Figard: Give us a break. Your statement was not about using drugs it was about manditory drug testing. I am as opposed to drugs as any conservative. But having studied a good bit of analytical chemistry and having known many medical technologists I have serious reservations about the effects of mistakes and sloppiness when we are talking about people's jobs. You seem to assume that because somebody invents a drug test that the potential failures of the system are of no concern. I thought that what made America so great was the protection of the innocent. Long live the Constitution of the United States of America!