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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Issues: Private Prisons, The New Slavery? [View all]tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)34. Thank you.
All my life I thought I had learned that prison labor was illegal here. The only thing stronger than the humbling of the sudden awareness of my ignorance is the pleasure in having been educated. Thank you so much for posting this. You helped me grow today!
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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
Interesting how that candidate and his campaign tends to distance him from votes that...
George II
Dec 2015
#77
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
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
My own link discusses that he can't keep that promise without releasing violent felons
MaggieD
Dec 2015
#41
You just admitted you keep alerting on Bernie supporters - that's alert stalking.
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#42
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
And let your histrionics continue to distract from the issue? Not a chance.
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#61
No he didn't say that he would release violent felons, another blatant lie
AgingAmerican
Dec 2015
#35
Leading to the use of "Convict Leasing", a thing so horrible in was used as propaganda in WWII
arcane1
Dec 2015
#26