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H.R.5492 the "Fresh Start Act of 2010"

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  • Aug 27th, 2010
    Someone from Victorville, CA signed.
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  • Aug 26th, 2010
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  • Aug 25th, 2010
    Someone from Pittsburgh, PA writes:
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    This bill aims to help people and reduce crime. It needs to become a law.
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  • Aug 24th, 2010
    Someone from Dayton, OH signed.
  • Aug 24th, 2010
    Someone from Saint Louis, MO writes:
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    Fedral Feloney conviction is a life sentence and it is death sentence for employment. The stigma of feloney shawdows day and night and prevents any meaningful employment forever.A first time, non-violent offender who has paid their full debt deserves a second chance, a fresh start.
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  • Aug 23rd, 2010
    Someone from Holyoke, MA signed.
  • Aug 23rd, 2010
    Someone from Abilene, TX writes:
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    It is ABOUT time this happens!!! PASS this in the name of Civil Rights! My son lives in Texas and had a felony when he was 19/20 - and now he is 38 with that felony still on his record - and has NOT had any problems with the law since that time! How can you EVER expect anyone to overcome their pasts? I noticed 3 Texas members on the Judiciary Committee and we ALL know how "forgiving" Texas is about Criminals. ANTIQUATED THINKING IF THIS IS NOT PASSED. Texas puts them on Probation for a felony and until they DIE it remains on their record so they cannot get a decent paying job - even with GOOD BEHAVIOR. AND Texas does not seem to have a very good record approving EXPUNCTIONS !!!! I'm not excusing his behavior - but I do believe he deserves a second and decent chance to be treated like a CITIZEN!!
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  • Aug 23rd, 2010
    Someone from League City, TX signed.
  • Aug 23rd, 2010
    Someone from Mcallen, TX writes:
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    This bill will allow first time offenders to get a job and not to continue on the same cycle due to lack of job opportunities.
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  • Aug 21st, 2010
    Someone from Fort Myers Beach, FL signed.
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  • Aug 21st, 2010
    Someone from Richmond, VA writes:
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    This is huge. We need to give people a second chance under the right conditions. the way the bill is laid out is the right conditions.
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  • Aug 17th, 2010
    Someone from Cleveland, OH signed.
  • Aug 16th, 2010
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  • Aug 16th, 2010
    Someone from Joplin, MO writes:
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    I believe anyone who has been convicted of a 'non-violent crime- who has served the sentence successfully and met all conditions such as restitution, probation or parole, and who has not been convicted again should be allowed to remove the 'stigma' that seems to haunt them for the rest of their lives. Give folks another chance to once again live as good law-abiding citizens!
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  • Aug 16th, 2010
    Someone from Newport News, VA signed.
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  • Aug 16th, 2010
    Someone from Kuttawa, KY writes:
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    Contact Congressman Bobby Scott, who chairs the Subcommittee where this bill is currently lodged. Tell him to schedule a hearing on it as soon as they return from the August recess. phone # - 202-225-8351 District office phone # - 757-380-1000
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  • Aug 15th, 2010
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  • Aug 13th, 2010
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  • Aug 13th, 2010
    Someone from Albany, GA writes:
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    Call and write your Congressman. Simply signing the petetion is not enough
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  • Aug 13th, 2010
    Someone from Roanoke, TX writes:
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    It's time to do the right thing and give these people their lives back.
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  • Aug 13th, 2010
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  • Aug 12th, 2010
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  • Aug 12th, 2010
    Someone from West New York, NJ writes:
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    As an American Citizen, i feel confident this bill will be signed.
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  • Aug 11th, 2010
    Someone from Toledo, OH signed.