At the time, I thought that line was a bit of an exaggeration, some purple prose from a director trying too hard to make a point. Now I'm beginning to wonder whether Douglas' line didn't go far enough. But get caught lighting up a joint at a rock concert and you can kiss tuition help goodbye for a year or more, depending on the severity of the offense. He's the Indiana Republican who authored the anti-drug measure as a 1998 amendment to the Higher Education Act. If you want taxpayer funds, accountability goes with it.
Some states do it with driver's licenses.
The federal government does it with public housing. I wanted to do it with student loans. The law exempts drug offenders who subsequently enrolled in a treatment program. But many applicants found that out too late, even if they could have afforded the treatment. Now Souder, like Dr. Frankenstein, is deeply troubled by the unintended consequences of his idea.