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Showing Original Post only (View all)Harris knocks Biden on crime bill: 'It did contribute to mass incarceration in our country' [View all]
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) knocked Joe Biden on Wednesday after the former vice president said the 1994 crime bill he helped write did not lead to mass incarceration.
"I have a great deal of respect for Vice President Joe Biden, but I disagree with him," Harris, a former prosecutor, told reporters in New Hampshire.
"That crime bill, that 1994 crime bill, it did contribute to mass incarceration in our country. It encouraged and was the first time that we had a federal three-strikes law. It funded the building of more prisons in the states. So, I disagree, sadly."
Biden, who was a senator from Delaware for decades, was instrumental in pushing for the crime bill, which critics have said led to a spike in incarceration, particularly among African Americans.
"I have a great deal of respect for Vice President Joe Biden, but I disagree with him," Harris, a former prosecutor, told reporters in New Hampshire.
"That crime bill, that 1994 crime bill, it did contribute to mass incarceration in our country. It encouraged and was the first time that we had a federal three-strikes law. It funded the building of more prisons in the states. So, I disagree, sadly."
Biden, who was a senator from Delaware for decades, was instrumental in pushing for the crime bill, which critics have said led to a spike in incarceration, particularly among African Americans.
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Harris knocks Biden on crime bill: 'It did contribute to mass incarceration in our country' [View all]
Autumn
May 2019
OP
Kamala's 100% right on this...good for her bringin attention to the issue of criminal justice reform
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2019
#4
See this thread. The incarceration rate had been rising sharply since 1970 and may actually have
highplainsdem
May 2019
#132
Thanx for that. Hasnt Hillary also repudiated the tough on crime provisions of Joe's '94 Crime Bill?
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2019
#134
Hindsight is perfect. There were some good things about that bill, like the ban on semiautomatic
highplainsdem
May 2019
#135
Since as of May 13, 2019 there are 244 Democratic candidates who have filed to run
Autumn
May 2019
#51
But don't forget, your #1 (at least here on DU) VOTED for "that reported in the OP"!
George II
May 2019
#171
Sanders has always been careful to point out that he saw the law as a compromise
Autumn
May 2019
#44
Yeah it was Biden's, the whole thing was. Bernie supported that part so he voted for it.
Autumn
May 2019
#50
Yes, there are "compromises" when he votes for or against bills, which is why....
George II
May 2019
#58
Bernie voted for it too and his excuse that it was to protect women is hogwash
Nuggets
May 2019
#183
I hate these candidate signatures because your motives are questioned if you post something with
JonLP24
May 2019
#197
I thought of doing like some of the other Sanders supporters and just go with undecided
Autumn
May 2019
#198
I look forward to you posting this on every OP negative to a Dem candidate.
Cuthbert Allgood
May 2019
#8
I don't understand how is it negative when he considers it an accomplishment
loyalsister
May 2019
#74
Yes, Joe stands proudly by his crime bill, even though, as Kamala correctly points out
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2019
#110
I admire Bill's honesty per the quote you posted... I don't think Joe denies this either.
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2019
#117
Joe is politically smart... no doubt he realizes he needs to come out with an apology...
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2019
#131
The dramatic increase in incarceration was a bad effect, but you need to go back to when the bill
napi21
May 2019
#186
What you call gnash your teeth I call posting about one of our strong candidates speaking
Autumn
May 2019
#10
So I guess we can look forward to all the anti Sanders OPs being gone now that it appears
Nanjeanne
May 2019
#53
Don't count on it. Now that Harris has taken off the gloves and is taking on Biden
Autumn
May 2019
#57
Is Kocklobar in your top four? She must be one of those 200+ that we never hear about.
George II
May 2019
#141
You seem curious George. Kocklobar? Haven't heard of that one so that's a big no.
Autumn
May 2019
#159
Kocklobar must be somewhere on the list of the 224 who registered, but still hasn't filed.
lapucelle
May 2019
#170
If I hear someone say he's a Bernie supporter, I'm going to ask if he means Mayor Korn
lapucelle
May 2019
#166
Regarding who would make a better President, I'd rank Elizabeth ahead of BOTH Kamala and Hillary...
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2019
#153
Thought this was a primary race...Kamala has every right to bring up Joe's tough stand
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2019
#12
Perhaps it's time people bring up BS's tough stand on the criminal justice system, too?
George II
May 2019
#172
People should remain open to other possibilities and see the positive and negative of ALL candidates
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2019
#104
Except your own three paragraph article "proving" it didn't, admits it doesn't have the records
Autumn
May 2019
#17
When I read what she said I started looking up information on that crime bill. I never
Autumn
May 2019
#22
Its called vetting, If Joe couldn't take it, he would not have jumped in, and disagreeing with past
vsrazdem
May 2019
#15
Joe understands vetting, for sure, given the two past Democratic primary races, 1988 & 2008, he lost
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2019
#133
A little off topic but who are you keeping a forgiveness chart for? Yourself or Jesus?
Autumn
May 2019
#60
I didn't realize that about Tony West. He's also the husband of Kamala Harris' sister, too.
George II
May 2019
#143
I would love to read your rebuttal but unfortunately everything there is redacted
Autumn
May 2019
#30
The legislation offered state financial incentives to impose stricter sentencing laws
Kaleva
May 2019
#91
Also contained Violence Against Women Act; established drug deterrence courts; allocated
emmaverybo
May 2019
#149
Stick with why we need to elect you, not why we should not elect the others.
left-of-center2012
May 2019
#116
Yeah me too. Still looking for one and so far the only one seems to be Andrew Yang, nt
Autumn
May 2019
#31
I think it's very relevant considering the harm it's done. As far as I know he still supports it .
Autumn
May 2019
#47
Well Vidal, the only thing that can hurt any candidate are their own actions. It's called vetting,
Autumn
May 2019
#54
The crime bill of his that did so much harm wasn't a position. And off to the deflection
Autumn
May 2019
#92
But Bernie voted for the bill. The only deflection here is handwaving Senator Sanders' vote away
emulatorloo
May 2019
#187
She should and I hope she does. If you want to start an OP about Bernie voting for it you should
Autumn
May 2019
#188
No I am not going to start an OP like that. I am only posting positive OPs about our candidates
emulatorloo
May 2019
#189
I think that my OP was a positive post. I don't have any problem with her bringing this up.
Autumn
May 2019
#190
They all are allies but as far as campaign allies I see Kamala more aligned with Liz or Pete.
Autumn
May 2019
#192
I'd be quite happy w your three/my four as President/Vice Presidential candidates in the GE
emulatorloo
May 2019
#193
Here's the one I did on Inslee. Seems not a lot of people care about the most important issue
Autumn
May 2019
#194
On could say that in the last 25 years pagers have evolved into cell phones. So that's a thing too.
Autumn
May 2019
#48
It's not as awkward as you want it to be. The need for a pager went away with the cell phone. nt
Autumn
May 2019
#107
Title would be more accurate if it said Harris disagreed with Biden on effects of crime bill
Kaleva
May 2019
#62
She didn't just disagree. She flat out called him out on it, very politely but she went there.
Autumn
May 2019
#66
Quite the stretch with that accusation against me there. I never said she called him a liar.
Autumn
May 2019
#78
I got to wondering how it was that on the DU an intelligent woman of color can fall behind
Autumn
May 2019
#95
It was a bad bill for sure but I wonder if Biden would have pushed for it had he known
mtnsnake
May 2019
#75
Yes it is indeed that bill that he voted for, that's not in question. Biden says his bill
Autumn
May 2019
#84
Tim Kaine was one of the first Big Names to Endorse Obama and led to the other Senators Endorsing
JI7
May 2019
#157
Over 20 years ago being seen as weak on crime got you kicked out of office...
cynatnite
May 2019
#103
I've already seen her facing disagreement on many of her decisions as prosecutor
treestar
May 2019
#126
Kamala HAS spoken to why she should get the nomination...that & callin Joe's crime prevention
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2019
#136
Mass incarceration had already quadrupled in the 24 years before that bill. In the 15
highplainsdem
May 2019
#124
In fact, most black people supported it. As a POC, I can tell you that this was a very popular bill
Skya Rhen
May 2019
#162