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Hillary Clinton Death Penalty Support Unjustly Executes Black and Poor People #DemTownHall (Original Post) Gregorian Mar 2016 OP
Tim stated he was satisfied with her answer. DURHAM D Mar 2016 #1
That doesn't mean he agreed with Hillary NWCorona Mar 2016 #5
So now Hillary is responsible for executing people? Omg!! nt Jitter65 Mar 2016 #2
Hillary wants to restrict the death penalty to federal crimes like Timothy McVeigh BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #3
This is like refusing to condemn ISIS beedle Mar 2016 #4
If you're choosing Hillary Clinton, you're choosing a person who just wants to exist within a system thereismore Mar 2016 #6
Bingo. nt List left Mar 2016 #7

DURHAM D

(32,605 posts)
1. Tim stated he was satisfied with her answer.
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 10:36 AM
Mar 2016

You can't spin it no matter how hard you try.

Note: I didn't watch your video clip because I watched it live. Is it altered/edited?

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)
5. That doesn't mean he agreed with Hillary
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 11:03 AM
Mar 2016

And that doesn't change Black's point. Minorities and the poor are the ones on death row

BernieforPres2016

(3,017 posts)
3. Hillary wants to restrict the death penalty to federal crimes like Timothy McVeigh
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 10:47 AM
Mar 2016

There have been 3 federal executions in the last 20 years including McVeigh. Kind of an odd hill for Hillary to choose to die on. I thought she came within about an inch last night of saying "OK, I give up. I'm now against the death penalty!"

 

beedle

(1,235 posts)
4. This is like refusing to condemn ISIS
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 10:59 AM
Mar 2016

because every 10 years or so they attack one of our other enemies.

If having the death penalty in your back pocket to use in cases so rare they almost never occur, prevents you from condemning a system that kills dozens every year, at times innocent people, and is racially biased toward killing African Americans, then you have your priorities severely screwed up.

Condemn the death penalty ... big deal, maybe at worst two or three really bad terrorists will sit in prison the rest of their lives rather be executed ... the country will survive .. if on the other hand it continues to execute criminals based on skin color ...??

thereismore

(13,326 posts)
6. If you're choosing Hillary Clinton, you're choosing a person who just wants to exist within a system
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 11:08 AM
Mar 2016

That's actually a very profound statement. It also explains why risk-averse, conservative democrats,
vote for her. If status quo is good enough for you, Hillary is your candidate.
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