Hillary Clinton Wants To 'Ban The Box' For Federal Government And Contractors. Your comments?

2015-10-31T16:45:03-04:00

The executive action would be intended to make it easier for people with criminal histories to be hired.

WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton would take executive action as president to "ban the box" within the federal government and for federal contractors, preventing questions about criminal history in the early stages of the hiring process for most positions, the Democratic presidential candidate will announce Friday.

A Clinton aide said the former secretary of state would make the announcement at a rally in Atlanta, as she rolls out her criminal justice agenda over the next few days.

President Barack Obama has called on employers to "ban the box" on job applications -- a reference to the checkbox that sometimes appears on such forms next to a question like "Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony"? -- but he hasn't prevented federal contractors from asking about criminal history in the early stages of the hiring process.

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Clinton Wants To 'Ban The Box' For Federal Government & Contractors

The executive action would be intended to make it easier for people with criminal histories to be hired.

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 31 at 2015 4:53 PM

2015-10-31T16:53:29-04:00

Yeah, and the first time a former criminal commits another crime the question will be Why did you hire this person.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Oct 31 at 2015 4:59 PM

2015-10-31T16:59:35-04:00

That is one of the stupidest ideas she has proposed. The security risk is unsupportable.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 31 at 2015 5:26 PM

2015-10-31T17:26:26-04:00

Sure. I am for giving criminals all kinds of access to government buildings and offices and possible access to sensitive information. What could go wrong? Where could the harm be?

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 31 at 2015 5:43 PM

2015-10-31T17:43:04-04:00

I once interviewed a young man who told me when I asked why he wanted this job he needed to pay his fine. I told him he did not have to answer but why do you have a fine to pay. He said for assault. Again I told him he didn't have to answer but what happened.

He said I beat my boss with a baseball bat.

A for honesty. BUT, he did not get further consideration.

Response by Sgt Spencer Sikder made Oct 31 at 2015 6:27 PM

2015-10-31T18:27:30-04:00

Some years ago when one of my responsibilities included a Mail Center in a VA Medical Center, I was fortunate to hire a new staff member. Given it was an entry level position, HR sent over every application. In the course of the review process, there were a couple, one who checked the box of being a felon and the other who didn't check it at all. One was for financial fraud and the other was for as he states, "a small roach in the ashtray." Let's see, families and various government agencies send checks to their infirmed loved ones/beneficiaries, so not sure I want someone found guilty of financial fraud to have access to these checks. As for the "small roach", not sure how small since it was a felony charge and not a misdemeanor, but regardless, we shipped medicines out to veterans and given my staff needed to have access to patient files so they can confirm addresses for undelivered mail, it wouldn't have taken an industrious individual much time to begin trolling the files to see who has what meds being mailed. So, if the box was not on the application, these two jokers would be on our taxpayers rolls. So no, I am not a fan. BTW, in another position some years later, I hired an individual who was fired from a federal job. So I'm not opposed to someone rehabilitating and needing a hand up. But I need to know their background so that I can make a prudent decision. This last fella is still doing a bang up job as I saw him last week when I was in for an appointment.

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Oct 31 at 2015 8:53 PM

2015-10-31T20:53:19-04:00

What do you expect, she's trying to help all her buddies and pals. Can't do that if there's a requirement that you can't be a crook. Looking for honesty in government is like trying to find a virgin in a house of ill repute - it ain't happening!

Response by Cpl Toby Dodd made Nov 1 at 2015 1:54 AM

2015-11-01T01:54:44-05:00

I think it would be the only thing she ever got right. There's far too many people that have turned themselves around, got their head screwed on straight, ect that are prevented or overlooked from simple to mediocre jobs that they're capable of. All because they did something in a young age or weren't raised right.

The way I see it, our military used to take all those bad apples and give them a 2nd chance to make something of themself. And now, I believe we as a people in positions of authority should do the same thing.

Great and strong people don't kick the hurt ones while they're down. We help and train them up instead.

Response by LTC Christopher Sands made Nov 1 at 2015 12:05 PM

2015-11-01T12:05:02-05:00

The Dems love felons!