[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by jeezeweeze

I just had a thought that didn't die from loneliness (most of mine do). Actually its a question.

Do our Political representatives go through any psychological evaluations before taking office ? You know like the requirements of law enforcement, military, etc.

I know they don't carry weapons, but they are in charge of a few.


How about drug testing? Anyone know?

I googled but didn't find anything, maybe I didn't google correctly

In the MILITARY...EVERYONE gets drug tested. Congress is probably above and beyond that because really...who do they answer to? The voter? I can't march in to Teddy K's Office and give him a drug test...lol. I had to take a psych eval just to be a recruiter and I get drug tested about 6 times a year. In the military EVERYONE gets a background check and to have any type of job that contains important information you HAVE to have a security check done and given a clearance. I imagine most people at the congressional level have top clearance's because if they didn't they couldn't know about all the stuff no one else know's about. (it's too bad some of the leak it to the media for political purpose's)