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aikoaiko

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37. I'm sure Lewis never met Sanders or saw him with his own eyes before national office

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Reply #36)

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 09:29 AM

Jun 2016

But that wasn't the implication of his statement. I'm also sure that Lewis knows Bernie's actual involvement for civil rights back in the day.

It is what it is. Politics.

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"Rep. John Lewis is not to be trifled with. He has no time for your shit." [View all] pnwmom Jun 2016 OP

He has no time for due process either Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #1

Yeah, much better to have one of the highest rates of gun deaths in the world. pnwmom Jun 2016 #4

You have to understand, due process only applies to the guy that just murdered the other guy Rex Jun 2016 #9

Right. The guys with the guns get to be judge, jury, and executioner. pnwmom Jun 2016 #16

None, so when the perp kills themselves like they seem to do on a regular basis Rex Jun 2016 #17

How about we just bust your door down and have a little look-see in your house? Ikonoklast Jun 2016 #22

The vast majority of Dems in Congress support no-fly-no-buy and don't view pnwmom Jun 2016 #33

Do the vast majority of Dems in Congress think that Sen. Ted Kennedy John Poet Jun 2016 #34

No. The Dems agree that the procedure for making the list and appealing it pnwmom Jun 2016 #40

Democrats were once all for interning Japanese-American citizens in concentration camps Ikonoklast Jun 2016 #35

Oh, yeah, this is so similar. pnwmom Jun 2016 #41

Yes, it is. Do away with Due Process means you can be sent away at any time. Ikonoklast Jun 2016 #44

The Dems support changes to the existing law for the purpose of due process. pnwmom Jun 2016 #47

No true Scotsman lapislzi Jun 2016 #39

I'll put you down as against Due Process then. Ikonoklast Jun 2016 #45

Do as you please. lapislzi Jun 2016 #54

Appeals to emotion over rule of law. Ikonoklast Jun 2016 #55

What due process do those that are murdered by firearms get? Rex Jun 2016 #8

There isnt any evidence that a terror watch listee bought a gun legally, used it in a crime aikoaiko Jun 2016 #11

Most of the people on the watch list are put on there by a computer using an algorithm Rex Jun 2016 #15

All the more reason for their to be transparency and due process to remove oneself from list aikoaiko Jun 2016 #19

I agree with that, I bet it is impossible to get your name off of the list. Rex Jun 2016 #20

That's why they want to change the law so that people who were formerly pnwmom Jun 2016 #48

How sad when "free speech" protects corps and gun dealers have "rights". McCamy Taylor Jun 2016 #31

Citizens have rights Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #42

You'll never get an answer. Ikonoklast Jun 2016 #46

Congressman John Lewis is a national treasure Gothmog Jun 2016 #2

Yes he is Hekate Jun 2016 #27

That's all good, but... davidn3600 Jun 2016 #3

Do you agree with not even allowing a vote on universal background check? pnwmom Jun 2016 #5

No fly, but go ahead and buy? Seems just nuts to me. If no fly lists need trimming, that's seperate. Electric Monk Jun 2016 #6

I don't want no-fly, no-buy to pass davidn3600 Jun 2016 #10

I have a great solution for you passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #14

Sure MicaelS Jun 2016 #49

There are ways to change the police passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #52

Excellent rbrnmw Jun 2016 #7

No shit. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #12

I'll never forget the "“I never saw him. I never met him.” disparagement. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #13

That wasn't a stunt. It was the truth. John Lewis knew who the leaders were pnwmom Jun 2016 #18

Right. John Lewis can do not wrong. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #21

Yes, John Lewis knew exactly what he was doing, and why. n't pnwmom Jun 2016 #29

He probably didn't, sanders was not a leader in that movement La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #36

I'm sure Lewis never met Sanders or saw him with his own eyes before national office aikoaiko Jun 2016 #37

That's what I read in that statement. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #38

Love that last part ismnotwasm Jun 2016 #23

I know that's right! bravenak Jun 2016 #24

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K&R! betsuni Jun 2016 #26

KnR! Hekate Jun 2016 #28

K&R. nt UtahLib Jun 2016 #30

KnR sheshe2 Jun 2016 #32

Another K&R NastyRiffraff Jun 2016 #43

What a long and distinguished career. treestar Jun 2016 #50

I remember his name from the 60's HockeyMom Jun 2016 #51

SELMA is a great movie. Everyone who hasn't seen it yet should try to. nt pnwmom Jun 2016 #53