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Monday evening the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Senate Bill 3, the Employment Opportunity Act, sponsored by Sen. Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora. The Act prohibits pre-employment credit checks that some companies use to screen candidates. Sponsors of the bill say such credit checks can prevent people with low credit scores from finding employment. The bill passed 4-3 on a party line vote.

“Credit scores were never intended to be used in hiring practices,” Carroll said in a statement released after the bill made it through committee. “Tying credit scores with employment opportunity creates a vicious circle that unfairly punishes struggling Coloradans. We should be doing everything in our power to get citizens back to work, and this legislation ensures that we are removing unnecessary punitive barriers and helping citizens get back on their feet.”

Senate Bill 3 prohibits employers from using credit report information unless it is directly related to the position for which a candidate is applying, such as a money or asset management role. If the employer decides not to hire an individual based on information from their credit report, they must disclose this to the applicant. Employers found in violation of this law would be subject to civil penalty. Seven other states have enacted similar laws to prevent credit report discrimination.

Approximately 25.5 percent of Americans currently have poor credit compared with a historical average of 15 percent, and it is estimated that up to 60 percent of employers currently run credit checks on prospective employees.

The bill will now be considered by the full Senate. The bill is sponsored in the House by Rep. Randy Fischer, R-Fort Collins. Republicans who voted against the bill in committee did not quickly return phone calls seeking comment.

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In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.  ~H.L. Mencken

When Menchen had this thought the tea party had not been invented, humans had not sunk that low.

How long will Republicans obstruct a raising of the debt ceiling in their attempt to defeat President Obama and make him a one term president?      It is no secret what they are doing.      They have openly stated that limiting Obama to one term is their reason for being.     Are Republicans willing to destroy Americas credit and standing in the world for politics?       They even want to raise the limit a month at a time so they can keep the fight going continually.

Here’s what Obama needs to do.     Show some spine and bite.     I’m a life long Democrat but I’m past tired of making excuses for the weaknesses of President Obama.     It is time to demand a clean debt ceiling increase with nothing else attached.     Obama has made so many mistakes, wasting over a year on his health care bill and getting dam near nothing for the effort, extending the Bush tax cuts when the people were ready to draw a line in the sand and fight.    Doing squat on job creation when that is the number one issue on peoples minds.     Now if it weren’t for the Tea Party saying NO Obama would have given away the store.     Thank God the Republicans don’t know how to say yes and take a win.     That inability to take the win by saying yes is all that kept Obama from giving it all away.     Dumb luck, fate and Tea Party stupidity saved workers, women, seniors and minority benefits.

The Democratic Senators and Congressmen should do their jobs and negotiate the deals and then present them to Obama.     Leaving Obama out of everything but the final accept or veto would produce far better deals and serve the Democratic Party better.     Please come to grips with this, OBAMA Can Not Handle a Negotation.     He talks a great game, delivers a nice speech and generally pleases an audience with generalized banter but is not suited for heavy lifting.    His back and knees bend in every direction.     He has no GRIT and 2 and a half years in it doesn’t look like he will develop any.

As a Democrat I will vote for Obama to get a second term but I will not fool myself or you about his skill level.      I vote for him because he is the lessor of two evils by an inch.     I vote for him because I have no where else to go.    I vote for him because I HOPE he learns something from all the defeats he presides over.    If you think about what is delivered vs. beautiful language you may find yourself less than impressed and tired of defending a President that will sell out your values in a heartbeat, a President who cannot negotiate.

All of Washington is Broken and we elected the fools.     Will Obama Blink Again?     Bet on It!    Leaving Obama on the sidelines while more experienced Democrats do the negotiating is the smartest move they can make.      When the deal is done present it to him for acceptance or veto.      Obama has the slowest learning curve of any President in the last 60 years.      He has been outmanuvered by the opposition party every time and has shown no improvement at all.

If asked, Bill would assist and save the day.

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