Councilman Jared Rice from Westchester NY (Hillary's Neighborhood) Endorses Sanders

[Nanjeanne]

The Councilman actually endorsed back in January - but he has since written a much longer endorsement that is worth the read.

For 2016, the choice is clear

As the first elected official from Westchester County – home of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton – to officially endorse U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders for president, I truly understand the importance of this year’s election. Although it would have been much easier for me to either support Clinton or remain neutral, I feel compelled to support the candidate who has the best plan to move this country toward a more equitable future. Eight years ago I was motivated by then-Sen. Barack Obama, and now I’m inspired all over again by Sanders. Like millions of others, I am part of the grassroots movement to elect him as our next president.

I was initially drawn to Sanders, as a criminal justice attorney, because of his commitment to real reform in our criminal justice system. His proposed legislation to ban privately run prisons exemplifies the bold leadership that is needed as we move into the heart of the 21st century and seek to end mass incarceration once and for all. With only 5 percent of the world’s residents and 25 percent of the world’s prisoners, the U.S. holds the shameful distinction of incarcerating more of its citizens than any other country (the majority of them being black and brown males). Corporations should not have a financial incentive to lock people up. Instead, they need to be incentivized to create jobs for our unemployed. To the contrary, Clinton's Ready for Hillary PAC received hundreds of thousands of dollars from private prison lobbyists and only stopped because of activist’s pressure.

...More here: http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/5/1480366/-For-2016-the-choice-is-clear

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