2016 Postmortem

MaggieD

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2. Does he regret voting for mass incarceration?

Mon Dec 7, 2015, 11:31 AM

Dec 2015

"The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 passed the House just one week after Sanders made his impassioned speech, and Sanders voted for it. That act called for expanding the application of the death penalty on many more crimes, including large-scale drug trafficking. It also included a federal version of the “three strikes law,” requiring a mandatory life sentence for anyone convicted of a third serious crime.

That version of the bill ultimately didn’t become law, but instead a similar bill, the Omnibus Crime Bill, which not only expanded the death penalty but also decreased the minimum age for minors to be tried as adults, passed the House, once again with Sanders’ vote, and became law."

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The Issues: Private Prisons, The New Slavery? [View all] rhett o rick Dec 2015 OP

Completely agree. Betty Karlson Dec 2015 #1

Exactly. Thanks for responding. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #5

Does he regret voting for mass incarceration? MaggieD Dec 2015 #2

184 House Democrats voted for that bill, 64 voted no along with 131 Republicans. Bernie voted with Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #13

He voted for it because it included the Violence Against Women Act and a ban on assault weapons. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #17

Uh huh - LOL! MaggieD Dec 2015 #18

That's exactly the kind of substantive reply I expect from you. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #19

Interesting how that candidate and his campaign tends to distance him from votes that... George II Dec 2015 #77

Odd, isn't it? MaggieD Dec 2015 #78

Um, Hillary does not accept money from private prisons. JaneyVee Dec 2015 #3

Do you have a link? nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #4

You didn't know that??? MaggieD Dec 2015 #7

Don't hold your breath waiting for one. kath Dec 2015 #8

You guys really need to try to keep up MaggieD Dec 2015 #9

I would apologize to you on her behalf. It's the right thing. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #14

Article says she 'will no longer accept donations from them' AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #22

Not "from them" - from lobbyist bundlers that have ever worked "for them" MaggieD Dec 2015 #24

It's from your link AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #25

Never have prove of their allegations. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #21

More pie in the sky proposals from Bernie? MaggieD Dec 2015 #6

We have 50 different criminal codes in this country firebrand80 Dec 2015 #10

He is full of it MaggieD Dec 2015 #11

Hillary is saying the same thing AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #30

By fighting for it AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #23

Hillary says the same thing now AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #28

The tragedy of low expectations AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #27

You're in favor of releasing violent criminals? MaggieD Dec 2015 #29

Hillary says the same thing AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #31

She doesn't promise to release violent felons though MaggieD Dec 2015 #32

You alerted on someone for calling you a hypocrite? beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #33

Her own link disproves what she says AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #36

#thesystemhereisrigged MaggieD Dec 2015 #38

Hypocrite: AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #49

Like when she complains about links to right wing sites -after linking to a racist tea party website beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #50

Yep and many more AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #58

Lol! Jurors' comments: beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #52

no worries - IOKIYABSS MaggieD Dec 2015 #56

Oh my god the DRAMA! beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #59

No drama - I just like to point it out to you MaggieD Dec 2015 #60

Juror #3 AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #63

#thesystemhereisrigged MaggieD Dec 2015 #65

AKA the conspiracy of shooting themselves in the foot AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #74

Stop persecuting them! beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #75

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Me? Did you go and tell that person posting stuff today from the Daily Caller MaggieD Dec 2015 #43

Ah, still trying to deflect from the fact that you linked to a racist tea party website in your op. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #45

More like to a Fart Form AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #66

* clutches pearls, swoons, alerts on post* beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #67

My own link discusses that he can't keep that promise without releasing violent felons MaggieD Dec 2015 #41

Yes, name calling is against the TOS MaggieD Dec 2015 #37

You just admitted you keep alerting on Bernie supporters - that's alert stalking. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #42

I alerted because the poster called me a name and that is a TOS violation MaggieD Dec 2015 #44

Calling a hypocrite a hypocrite is not against the tos. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #48

So you're on MIRT, right? MaggieD Dec 2015 #53

You get your posts hidden all the time for all kinds of reasons, imo the jury usually gets it right. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #54

Like what? MaggieD Dec 2015 #57

And let your histrionics continue to distract from the issue? Not a chance. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #61

Nothing? You got nothing? MaggieD Dec 2015 #62

At least get the terminology right. Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #51

No he didn't say that he would release violent felons, another blatant lie AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #35

I said EITHER he is shining you on OR he will release violent felons MaggieD Dec 2015 #39

Neither. He will end the drug war AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #76

FYI. Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #47

Not new loyalsister Dec 2015 #12

Granted but Prisons For Profit have exacerbated the problem. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #16

Leading to the use of "Convict Leasing", a thing so horrible in was used as propaganda in WWII arcane1 Dec 2015 #26

Thank you. tazkcmo Dec 2015 #34

I just learned recently myself loyalsister Dec 2015 #68

Prison labor is a good way to bust unions also. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #79

Sanders voted for them. I don't know if he's still in favor of them, but he may be because.... George II Dec 2015 #15

all three dems need to come out strong against restorefreedom Dec 2015 #20

'Cept for that inconvenient little fact... 99Forever Dec 2015 #46

if she did what bernie did with the pharm money restorefreedom Dec 2015 #69

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I think they mean she should donate the money like Bernie did. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #71

yes that is what i was thinking :) nt restorefreedom Dec 2015 #72

K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2015 #55

K & R. Ignore the sideshow, folks, this is an important issue. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #64

K&R Thank you for highlighting a very important issue. nt Live and Learn Dec 2015 #73