R.J.'s law: 'there oughta be a law'.
| Publisher | Reason Foundation |
| Publication | Reason |
| Subject | Humanities |
| Format | Magazine/Journal |
| ISSN | 0048-6906 |
| Issues per Year | 11 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Published | 2008-06-01 |
| Role | Type | Name |
| Person | Works | R.J. Field |
| Author | n/a | David Weigel |
SIXTEEN YEARS ago, R.J. Feild was born to a heroin-addicted welfare mother in Southern California. Brought into the world underweight and premature, he has trouble walking, and his bad eyesight makes it hard for him to read. He was, however, able to enter an essay contest sponsored by Assemblyman John Benoit (R-Palm Desert) called "There Oughta Be a Law," in which the winner's proposed bill would be brought to the floor of the California legislature. Feild's essay suggested giving random drug tests to welfare recipients and stripping benefits from people who tested positive.
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