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I have yet to see any of the pro-certification
lobby address the problem of litigation. If the
STC sets itself up as a certifying body, and then
if employers use this certification as a criterion
for employment, I guarantee you that within a year
some individual will sue both the STC and a potential
employer for discrimination, extortion, and collusion.
And, unless each and every state gives legal status
to the STC certification process, you can also throw
in fraud. Hopefully, the STC legal department will
look long and hard at this issue before the 'join our
club or don't work' crowd has its way.
YOUR THOUGHTS,
DREAMS,
and IDEAS
ARE LIKE BALLOONS...
KEEP 'EM FLYING!
J.P.
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