H. R. 1529 - The Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2009
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Aug 31st, 2009Someone from Middletown, NY writes:
I stole a set of tires when i was 19, i was wrong and deserved to be punished. i received 5 years probation, i did my time, but because of the felony i'm technically doing a life sentence, this bill needs to pass -
Aug 31st, 2009Someone from Saint Petersburg, FL signed.
Aug 30th, 2009Someone from Tampa, FL writes:
Please help, because I'm a mother of 3, went from making 30,000 a year to welfare, that I have to pay for my own medical, off of 500.00 child support a month. A morgage of 1600.00 that is in foreclosure, car payment and regular utilities. I need money, I need a job, I NEED HELP! PLEASE FEEL MY PAIN, AND HELP ME, MY FAMILY AND OTHERS IN MY POSITION!... and I have felony charges that Ajudicated was withheld and haven't been able to find a job in three (3) years. HELPREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 29th, 2009Someone from Morrisville, PA signed.
Aug 28th, 2009Someone from Fort Wayne, IN signed.
Aug 28th, 2009Someone from Fort Wayne, IN writes:
This is good bill, this will help the ex offenders to regain some sense of being apart of our society again.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 27th, 2009Someone from Rialto, CA writes:
I do know people who have made mistakes in their life and gotten felonies. It is very hard to have to watch them long for any sort of job and not get one. NOW either their "debt to society" is paid or it isn't. How are they expected to move on with their lives.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 27th, 2009Someone from Mcallen, TX signed.
Aug 27th, 2009Someone from Concord, NC writes:
I have been in the HVAC business for 15 years working as a service technician, until recently was layed off. i have a criminal record which was related to my EX-wife accusing me of things all misdemeanors, and 1 felony charge which all this happened 20 years ago, when i was a teenager. cannot find a job in HVAC my family is hurting because of mistakes i did 20 years ago, everybody is running criminal background checks, someone please help us all, we need to make a living to we have bills to pay also. the goverment can steal money and lie, this should be put on their criminal records,only our heavenly Father can judge a person not the goverment, and these people will have to answer before god one day.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 27th, 2009Someone from Chicago, IL signed.
Aug 26th, 2009Someone from Danville, IL signed.
Aug 26th, 2009Someone from Covington, GA signed.
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Aug 26th, 2009Someone from Arlington, TX signed.
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Aug 26th, 2009Someone from San Leandro, CA writes:
this should go for misdemeanors too dam itREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 25th, 2009Someone from Houston, TX writes:
I feel that people deserve a 2nd chance, and some of the crimes aren't bad as ones incarcerated. People within time grow up, or whatever the situation may be, either if they are innocent and unaware of there surroundings, as in being trusting with people, it causes a whole different life when you get a misdemeanor. Please consider this, after all in the long run- it will save a lot of people tax money, welfare, when in reality we can work like everyone else instead of depending on everyone's money to support us. I think that's something to think about.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 25th, 2009Someone from Carrollton, GA signed.
Aug 25th, 2009Someone from New York, NY writes:
States offer ex-offenders a way to expunge their old records after a certain amount of time with reasonable requirements. If the federal government does not offer similar recourse - that is a form of discrimination and hurts our country's productivity. It is also immoral to deny a well-meaning person, who did not commit violence against anyone else any opportunity to improve their lot and get their lives and livelihoods back. Please, Mr. Rangel. Get so-sponsors for this bill and follow it all the way to passage this year. It is even more important to many of us than health care reform (although keep up the good work on that, too.)REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 24th, 2009Someone from Visalia, CA writes:
I received a Masters Degree in Organizational Management & Developmentin August 2008, and because of a felony conviction in 1976 and 1990, I still cannot get employment and it has almost been 2 years.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 24th, 2009Someone from Butler, NJ writes:
Those who have paid their debt to society deserve a second chance at life. What good is rehabilitation at all if all that awaits them outside the prison is a world who won't house or hire an ex-felon? This needs to be legally recognized as discrimination. Because that's exactly what it is. A friend of mine committed 2nd degree robbery when he was a minor, but was charged as an adult. It's been over ten years that he has been walking the straight and narrow path, and he can't even get a job at Target. Is this justice?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 23rd, 2009Someone from San Antonio, TX writes:
I am a taxpaying productive citizen and I would like a 2nd chance after paying for my mistakes several years ago to find a better job to better the life of my family.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 23rd, 2009Someone from Grove City, OH signed.
Aug 23rd, 2009Someone from Fontana, CA writes:
I'm glad that I found a site where there is something been done about our constitution.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 23rd, 2009Someone from Springfield, MO writes:
I strong agree with this as everyone has made mistakes some bigger than others, look at what is going on with government there are those currently in this arena that have mad mistakes but are allowed to keep thier positions and get second...third and forth chances the same should hold tru for the rest of society!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 22nd, 2009Someone from Bonaire, GA writes:
I was convicted of a felony I did not do and the hendrance is a gross miscarriage of justice if I did or did not.(Supposed victim knows NOTHING about it) I paid my debt to society rather I owed it or not and I am STILL paying it.I am soon to have my civil rights restored but it is not enough to restore MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ! I cannot get a decent job for the background checks & therefore I cannot afford an attorney to straighten it all out. There ARE innocents to be considered as well but we have all paid our debt to society and deserve our amendmant rights.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 20th, 2009Someone from Lawrenceville, GA writes:
My convictions were in 1986. I have 9 years in construction management and as you know this field has completely dried up. I am a 47 year old white male and cn not get hired anywhere that has a background check. Temp services now run these checks and all wrehouse work now is handled through a temp service. Fast food will not hire someone my age except in management but because of my convictions they won't hire me in management! God Bless and plese help! I deserve to vote in elections as well as to earn a good living ThanksREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 20th, 2009Someone from Georgetown, TX signed.
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Aug 17th, 2009Someone from Plano, TX writes:
YUP...If u do the crime you cant ever finish the time. I am the man Elizabeth is speaking of. This would help so many people like myself live a somewhat normal life.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 17th, 2009Someone from Plano, TX writes:
I know of one very special man who paid his debt to society, put himself through school, graduated with honors, raised 3 kids and STILL cannot live down what happened 20+ years ago. He's done his best to turn his life around, yet he has been denied housing (couldn't rent an apartment), can't vote, won't be selected for jury duty, can't own a gun / defend his family from harm all because of some really dumb things he did a lifetime ago. I ask that our country have mercy on these folks - we need to give them an incentive to contribute to society again. How can we do that if we won't let them work?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 17th, 2009Someone from Grand Prairie, TX signed.
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Aug 17th, 2009Someone from New York, NY writes:
Please get this passed. We are hurting.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 16th, 2009Someone from Boston, MA signed.
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Aug 16th, 2009Someone from Brookline Station, MO writes:
Please, help us help ourselves!!REPORT COMMENTS
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