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Hillary Clinton

Loki

(3,825 posts) Mon Mar 21, 2016, 08:02 PM Mar 2016

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816 Children.....Are alive,

alive today because of Amber Alert. Bernie Sanders voted against this bill.

http://www.missingkids.org/amber/success

http://www.thepeoplesview.net/main/2016/3/18/me-first-why-bernie-sanders-voted-against-protecting-children

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816 Children.....Are alive, (Original Post) Loki Mar 2016 OP

And he voted against it for frivolous reasons cosmicone Mar 2016 #1

Same for the HIV bill and the Health Care bill Loki Mar 2016 #2

Like what? Why would he vote against it? (nt) question everything Mar 2016 #3

Frivolous reason cosmicone Mar 2016 #4

Bernie is the ultimate concern troll. nt kjones Mar 2016 #7

This Loki Mar 2016 #5

I get Amber Alerts on my phone shenmue Mar 2016 #6

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

1. And he voted against it for frivolous reasons

Reply to Loki (Original post)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 08:08 PM

Mar 2016

That was one of the bills that passed 98-0 in the Senate.

Loki

(3,825 posts)

2. Same for the HIV bill and the Health Care bill

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 08:13 PM

Mar 2016

They weren't perfect, so he took a pass. The all or nothing rule.

question everything

(47,437 posts)

3. Like what? Why would he vote against it? (nt)

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 08:13 PM

Mar 2016

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

4. Frivolous reason

Reply to question everything (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 08:19 PM

Mar 2016

Bernie said the reason he voted against the bill was because it had unconstitutional riders attached, particularly the sentencing provisions that he felt took power away from the judiciary branch.

However, Bernie has voted for sentencing guidelines in other bills -- so it was a disingenuous reason.

kjones

(1,053 posts)

7. Bernie is the ultimate concern troll. nt

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 01:32 PM

Mar 2016

Loki

(3,825 posts)

5. This

Reply to question everything (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 08:19 PM

Mar 2016

But Sanders voted against the Amber Alert bill because he felt its sentencing provisions were an unconstitutional intrusion by Congress, taking power that should rest with the judiciary.

http://archive.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2006/09/21/sanders_vote_on_amber_alert_emerges_as_key_campaign_issue/

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

6. I get Amber Alerts on my phone

Reply to Loki (Original post)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 08:23 PM

Mar 2016

They post Amber Alerts and Silver Alerts online, on highway signs and everywhere. I always keep an eye out for those.

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