State Sues: Fed Rule against Felon Hiring Ban Endangers Public (Texas)

Judicial Watch ^ | November 7, 2013

[Ancesthntr]

Try applying for liability insurance. You get the high-risk, or no insurance at all, if you hire felons.

Try having a business that deals with any kind of security clearance or background check for owners and employees - felons are simply NOT ALLOWED (and for damned good reasons). So the DoD or the ATF tell you not to hire felons, and the DoL and Do(In)J come down on you like a ton of bricks.

Orwell couldn't have given a better example of doublespeak.

It is way past time to get rid of the Communists.

[jdub]

The ban on felons can go too far though. Here in TN, a felon cannot have any job that requires any state licensing. So you have a minor felony drug charge, or some other low level crime, that means you can’t wait tables in a restaurant (have to be licensed to serve alcohol) or even be a hairdresser (also needs a license).