From: Barking@The.Moon   
      
   Wisconsin has a law known as the FEA, this law makes it unlawful to   
   discriminate against ex-cons based solely upon a felony conviction.   
      
   Cases like this are handled through the EEOC.  There have only been 2 cases   
   which were ever brought against employers under FEA which had any teeth, and   
   those cases did not win any cash awards. In other words, felons are simply   
   not suing employers who discriminate. I just dosent happen. Most felons   
   probably never even heard of the FEA, nor do they understand that they have   
   any employment protection from discrimination.   
      
   The problem is quite simply that employment discrimination against ex-cons   
   in Wisconsin is rampant, despite the law. It is an unbridled force which has   
   contributed to the formation of a huge ghetto on Milwaukee's north side. I   
   have personally experienced this discrimination and I can tell you that it   
   is very similar to what I had always contemplated as 18th and 19th century   
   southern racism against blacks in the US. I do not advocate suing anyone for   
   discrimination like this. I think that there are much better approaches to   
   suing and passing new laws. We do not need new laws - we only need common   
   sense.   
      
   This is the basis of the mission upon which I have now embarked. I cannot   
   blame employers for not wanting to hire sex offenders, murderers, or   
   thieves. I understand their position. But at the same time, if we do not   
   break the process which is currently in motion, the ghettos will grow like a   
   nasty infection. I will not allow this to happen to any society where I   
   reside. This cannot be allowed to continue. There is a solution and I shall   
   find it, or I shall die trying.   
      
      
      
      
   > Ok, Critter.   
   >   
   > What, fully, is proposed as AB 353?   
   >   
   > Is it ONLY about felons, or is it tacked onto something else/something   
   > tacked onto it?   
   >   
   > The full nature of the bill could predict the likelihood of it being   
   passed.   
   > This is why lawmakers all too often tack a pay-raise to a bill they know   
   > will pass.  Give us more details, please.   
   >   
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