President Obama joins Secretary Clinton to "ban the box"

[DemocratSinceBirth]

WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Monday will announce a series of measures designed to reduce obstacles facing former prisoners reintegrating into society, including an executive order directing federal employers to delay asking questions about a job applicant's criminal history until later in the application process.

Many states, cities and private employers have already taken steps to "ban the box," which refers to the checkbox on employment applications asking if the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime. However, some federal employers and contractors still ask the question. Obama's executive order will apply to federal employers, but not to contractors.

Civil rights activists have urged Obama to propose the measure, noting that such questions can limit the ability for people with a criminal record to gain employment and get their lives back on track after prison. Advocates argue that those formerly in prison should be allowed to prove their qualifications for a job instead of being eliminated early in the process due to their criminal background.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/barack-obama-ban-the-box_5636aee8e4b00aa54a4e8c9d

Hillary Clinton says if elected into office, she would take executive action to ban the box.
“Banning the box” refers to the checkbox marked on job applications that asks the question, "Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony"?
Clinton’s stance against “the box” would prevent employers from inquiring about criminal history at the early stages of the hiring process and require that agencies that complete background checks do so only later in the process.

http://www.essence.com/2015/10/31/hillary-clinton-says-she-wants-ban-box

[think]

1. Glad Hillary & Obama are joining Sanders. O'Malley, and many Senate Democrats in this effort

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/241627-dems-press-obama-to-ban-the-box

[riversedge]

3. Oh grow up. Is this positive thread going to

go into the smut of who did what first again?

[think]

4. Smut? Posting that there were others who wrote a letter to Obama to ban the box is smut?

[Sheepshank]

23. clearly they were referring to your jumping in with the negative....

your laughable attempt to twist it is...well....laughable.

[askew]

7. The thread started off negative by Hillary Clinton supporters trying to glom onto

Obama's great decision and pretend Hillary had anything to do with it. It's a continual problem with Hillary supporters probably because she has so few accomplishments of her own.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. It's all good...Just consider it another kick./nt

[riversedge]

2. Thanks. Pres. Obama

[askew]

5. Joins Hillary Clinton my ass.

O'Malley actually did this in Maryland already and called for it on Federal level ages before Hillary did. And Obama certainly doesn't follow Hillary's lead on issues.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. Thank you for your input and kicking my thread.

Joins Hillary Clinton my ass.

You seem to be a lil upset. I hope this makes you feel better.

[JustAnotherGen]

8. They (Obama, Clinton, Sanders)

Should look to O'Malley for the framework. He signed off on banning it in MD in 2013.

It's like - a really simple thing to do.

I like this being on the platform - and they should be all for one and one for all on demanding this.

[elleng]

13. THANKS FOR CATCHING THIS, Gen!

[JustAnotherGen]

24. You are very welcome!

For me its not so much 'which' Candidate -its the fact that Obama has a framework to work off of and I believe now that both Sanders and Clinton are on board with the idea.

This is something I'd prefer to see end NOW - not in January 2017. The sooner the better.

[frylock]

9. Obama joins Secretary Clinton?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. Thank you for your input and kicking my thread.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

18. Empathy

frylock


Lamest fucking response ever. Every time I see it, I just roll my eyes. Oh looks, I are kixxing again!

Thanks for kicking my thread herpa derp..

If I wasn't an empathetic person I would respond in kind to your pusillanimous and deeply personal and vicious attack but being the empathetic person that I am I can see you are still working your way through Elisabeth Kubler Ross' Five Stages Of Grief and are still in the Anger Stage.

As an empathetic person I will be there for you every step of the way, all the way to the final stage which is Acceptance.

Here is a big to tide you over until we meet again.

[frylock]

19. "deeply personal and vicious attack"

Puh-leeze. If you consider that to be "deeply personal and vicious", then you need to get out more often. You're just setting the narrative for the eventual alert. Weak sauce.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

20. I wouldn't alert on you...

I wouldn't alert on you... That would betray a lack of empathy which is my sine qua non.

[frylock]

21. You don't have to alert..

One of the people who said I should be banned by MIRT last week, or the other jurist who implied that they were my sock puppet voting to leave a post alone are more than capable of making the alert. And bless your heart for that empathy.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

22. Whoever reported you to MIRT should check himself or herself.

You have been here for thirteen years...

MIRT is for people who have been PPRed and returned.

[elleng]

14. and they BOTH join Martin O'Malley!

'Banning the box is a big part of my criminal justice plan, and I was proud to do it in Maryland. Thank you, @POTUS: http://omly.us/1Mt0Xpb '

[frylock]

16. She's an equal opportunity copycat.

[elleng]

12. Martin O'Malley:'Banning the box is a big part of my criminal justice plan,

and I was proud to do it in Maryland. Thank you, @POTUS: http://omly.us/1Mt0Xpb '

[silenttigersong]

17. Most Employers

run background chks