In New Poll, Half Of Voters Say Private Server Was Illegal

[cali]

Yeah, yeah. In two weeks, anything but happy talk will be scrubbed.

By now, most of the United States has heard something — via a news report, a Facebook post or an opining father-in-law — about Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's email scandal. And half of them think her decision to use a private account and server while secretary of state was illegal, according to a poll released Wednesday.

Morning Consult, a media and technology company based in Washington, found that half of the respondents interviewed over the past week thought Clinton broke the law when she sent and received emails from [e-mail] despite the State Department's then-policy that "normal day-to-day operations" should be conducted on a government account. Another 22 percent said it was legal.

Clinton herself would agree with the latter contingent. Despite concerns over the security of her server and issues with public record keeping, the candidate has said she "thought it was allowed." Clinton has also insisted she used a private email account only out of convenience and didn't see or send classified emails at the time. When her email was revealed as part of the investigation into the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, Clinton turned over 55,000 pages of emails to the government. She'd already deleted 32,000 personal emails.

The candidate told ABC News last week what she did was a mistake. "As I’ve said many times, if I could go back, I would do it differently," Clinton said. "I know people have concerns about this.”

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http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-email-controversy-new-poll-half-voters-say-private-server-was-illegal-2376607

[Trust Buster]

1. That's nice but half the country can't name the three branches of the federal government.

It's nice to know that their legal acumen will not be called upon.

[cali]

2. Your statement about voters is precisely why

Trump can win the presidency.

[lagomorph777]

5. Yup; the poll wasn't looking for a jury pool; it was asking voters.

As far as we know, voters still have some influence on the outcome of elections, despite the private election servers that have spread like a cancer across this nation.

And speaking of private self-servers, voters have apparently been paying attention to this mess.

[Trust Buster]

9. The voters were asked. And, they chose Hillary over Sanders. Wake up.

[lagomorph777]

19. Some of the voters have spoken.

Not GE voters. Not CA voters. Not voters who had the IG report on the self-server.

Wake up.

[Trust Buster]

22. Sorry, you can't ignore the decision of registered Democrats for political expediency's sake.

That's now how it works. Hillary earned the nomination by earning votes.

[lagomorph777]

25. Let me explain the difference between past tense and future tense to you:

Unless you have a flux capacitor and a DeLorean, Hillary has not won the nomination.

[Trust Buster]

28. Yes she has. Perhaps come June 16 you'll have a better grasp on that concept....LOL

[lagomorph777]

31. I see, and June 16th is... in the past?

You seem so confused, and the LOL used as punctuation isn't helping your case.

[senz]

56. MSM censorship and "voting irregularities" that favor one candidate

is not "earning" a damn thing.

[Trust Buster]

59. Yet another broad brush. So, in other words, Sanders supporters are smart enough to see through

the evil MSM but Hillary supporters are not. And, Hillary only won because of cheating. Got it. Senz meet denial, denial meet Senz.

[libdem4life]

44. Most voters in the early primaries, excepting NE states had no idea

Who Bernie Sanders was. That might have been a somewhat mitigating factor.

[dchill]

51. Now it's too late to take those votes back.

Right?

[Trust Buster]

7. My statement about the voters is correct. They have neither the legal training nor the responsibilty

to make such a decision. That is a statement of fact. Polls are for losers.

[cali]

10. But that is irrelevant. The pertinent question

is whether on not her email mess is an issue for voters.

[Trust Buster]

12. It wasn't in the primaries. That why millions more voted for her instead of Sanders. No do overs.

[lagomorph777]

20. In the primaries held so far, the IG report wasn't a factor.

It will be now, and especially so in the GE. No do-overs if we nominate a weak candidate.

[Trust Buster]

24. You're just deluding yourself but it's a free country I guess.....LOL

[cali]

26. The primaries are not analogous to the general

[Trust Buster]

27. In picking the Democratic nominee that will represent us, the primaries are the only thing.

[lagomorph777]

34. And there we have it. Only the primaries matter (not including CA,, NJ, MT, ND, SD, DC).

The General Election is completely irrelevant. Who cares if Trump wins? All the money is made in the primaries.

[Trust Buster]

36. No, Democrats have made their selection. The losing candidate's supporters continuous whining

will not change that reality. Common sense.

[cali]

35. I am not arguing about her being the nominee, dear

[Trust Buster]

37. You have to win the nomination first to be on the GE ballot. She is our nominee. You are having

a problem accepting that fact. I can't help you with that.

[Exilednight]

49. youre basing this on the fact that about 16 million will have

Voted for her in the primary, and that somehow decides a GE where about 120 million will vote?

[NWCorona]

16. And both halves are probably one in the same

[ljm2002]

61. Sure, but they can VOTE. n/t

[puffy socks]

3. Lol!

Bernie can't even win the dem nomination let alone the GE
Bernie would be toast the instant the general public gets a look at his life.

[tonyt53]

4. Bingo!

[lagomorph777]

18. Yeah, such an embarassing life

There's an arrest record:
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/bernie-sanders-1963-arrest-full-story-school-segregation/Content?oid=21247370

There's also a consistently liberal record of sponsoring bills (horrors!):

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse?sponsor=400357

362 bills matched your search for sponsor: Sanders, Bernard “Bernie” (Sen.) [I-VT].

S. 2399: Climate Protection and Justice Act of 2015
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Dec 10, 2015
Referred to Committee: Dec 10, 2015
S. 2398: Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Dec 10, 2015
Referred to Committee: Dec 10, 2015
S. 2391: American Clean Energy Investment Act of 2015
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Dec 10, 2015
Referred to Committee: Dec 10, 2015
S. 2242: Save Oak Flat Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Nov 5, 2015
Referred to Committee: Nov 5, 2015
S. 2237: Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2015
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Nov 4, 2015
Referred to Committee: Nov 4, 2015
S. 2142: Workplace Democracy Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Oct 6, 2015
Referred to Committee: Oct 6, 2015
S. 2054: Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2015
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Sep 17, 2015
Referred to Committee: Sep 17, 2015
S. 2023: Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Sep 10, 2015
Referred to Committee: Sep 10, 2015
S. 1970: Raising Enrollment with a Government Initiated System for Timely Electoral Registration (REGISTER) Act of 2015
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Aug 5, 2015
Referred to Committee: Aug 5, 2015
S. 1969: Democracy Day Act of 2015
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Aug 5, 2015
Referred to Committee: Aug 5, 2015
S. 1832: Pay Workers a Living Wage Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jul 22, 2015
Referred to Committee: Jul 22, 2015
S. 1713: Low-Income Solar Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jul 7, 2015
Referred to Committee: Jul 7, 2015
S. 1677: Responsible Estate Tax Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jun 25, 2015
Referred to Committee: Jun 25, 2015
S. 1631: Keep Our Pension Promises Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jun 18, 2015
Referred to Committee: Jun 18, 2015
S. 1564: Guaranteed Paid Vacation Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jun 11, 2015
Referred to Committee: Jun 11, 2015
S. 1506: Employ Young Americans Now Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jun 4, 2015
Referred to Committee: Jun 4, 2015
S. 1371: Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2015
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: May 19, 2015
Referred to Committee: May 19, 2015
S. 1373: College for All Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: May 19, 2015
Referred to Committee: May 19, 2015
S. 1364: Medicaid Generic Drug Price Fairness Act of 2015
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: May 18, 2015
Referred to Committee: May 18, 2015
S. 1366: A bill to amend the charter of the Gold Star Wives of America to remove the restriction on the federally chartered corporation, and directors and officers of the corporation, attempting to influence legislation.
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: May 18, 2015
Referred to Committee: May 18, 2015
S. 1206: Too Big To Fail, Too Big To Exist Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: May 6, 2015
Referred to Committee: May 6, 2015
S. 1041: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2015
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Apr 22, 2015
Referred to Committee: Apr 22, 2015
S. 964: Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2015
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Apr 15, 2015
Referred to Committee: Apr 15, 2015
S. 922: Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Apr 14, 2015
Referred to Committee: Apr 14, 2015
S. 878: A bill to establish a State residential building energy efficiency upgrades loan pilot program.
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Mar 26, 2015
Referred to Committee: Mar 26, 2015
S. 731: Social Security Expansion Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Mar 12, 2015
Referred to Committee: Mar 12, 2015
S. 570: Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2015
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Feb 25, 2015
Referred to Committee: Feb 25, 2015
S. 268: Rebuild America Act of 2015
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jan 27, 2015
Referred to Committee: Jan 27, 2015
S.J.Res. 4: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restore the rights of the American people that were taken away by the Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United case and related decisions, to protect
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jan 21, 2015
Referred to Committee: Jan 21, 2015
S. 2948 (113th): Medicaid Generic Drug Price Fairness Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Nov 20, 2014
Referred to Committee: Nov 20, 2014
S. 2918 (113th): Democracy Day Act of 2014
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Nov 12, 2014
Referred to Committee: Nov 12, 2014
S.Res. 577 (113th): A resolution permitting the collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings.
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Nov 12, 2014
Agreed To (Simple Resolution): Nov 18, 2014
S. 2905 (113th): Carbon Pollution Transparency Act of 2014
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Sep 18, 2014
Referred to Committee: Sep 18, 2014
S. 2899 (113th): Responsible Estate Tax Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Sep 18, 2014
Referred to Committee: Sep 18, 2014
S. 2901 (113th): 10 Million Solar Roofs Act of 2014
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Sep 18, 2014
Referred to Committee: Sep 18, 2014
S. 2849 (113th): Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Sep 17, 2014
Referred to Committee: Sep 17, 2014
S. 2832 (113th): Employ Young Americans Now Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Sep 16, 2014
Referred to Committee: Sep 16, 2014
S. 2782 (113th): A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to improve the Federal charter for the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Sep 9, 2014
Referred to Committee: Sep 9, 2014
Enacted As: H.R. 5441 (113th): To amend the Federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States to reflect the service of women in the Armed Forces of the United States.
S. 2548 (113th): A bill to require the Commodity Futures Trading commission to take certain emergency action to eliminate excessive speculation in energy markets.
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jun 26, 2014
Referred to Committee: Jun 26, 2014
S. 2450 (113th): Veterans’ Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jun 9, 2014
Reported by Committee: Jun 10, 2014
S. 2422 (113th): Ensuring Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jun 3, 2014
Reported by Committee: Jun 4, 2014
S. 2413 (113th): Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jun 2, 2014
Referred to Committee: Jun 2, 2014
S. 2412 (113th): WORK Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jun 2, 2014
Referred to Committee: Jun 2, 2014
S. 2411 (113th): United States Employee Ownership Bank Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jun 2, 2014
Referred to Committee: Jun 2, 2014
S. 2349 (113th): Supporting College Success Through Dual Enrollment Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: May 15, 2014
Referred to Committee: May 15, 2014
S. 2326 (113th): Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2014
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: May 13, 2014
Referred to Committee: May 13, 2014
S. 2229 (113th): Expanding Primary Care Access and Workforce Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Apr 9, 2014
Referred to Committee: Apr 9, 2014
S. 1982 (113th): Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Feb 3, 2014
Reported by Committee: Feb 4, 2014
S. 1950 (113th): Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jan 16, 2014
Reported by Committee: Jan 27, 2014
S. 1782 (113th): American Health Security Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Dec 9, 2013
Referred to Committee: Dec 9, 2013
S. 1759 (113th): Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Nov 21, 2013
Referred to Committee: Nov 21, 2013
S. 1762 (113th): End Polluter Welfare Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Nov 21, 2013
Referred to Committee: Nov 21, 2013
S.Res. 307 (113th): A resolution permitting the collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings.
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Nov 20, 2013
Agreed To (Simple Resolution): Nov 20, 2013
S. 1604 (113th): Veterans Health Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Oct 29, 2013
Reported by Committee: Nov 19, 2013
S. 1583 (113th): Mental Health Support for Veteran Families and Caregivers Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Oct 28, 2013
Referred to Committee: Oct 28, 2013
S. 1582 (113th): Improved Compensation for Hearing Loss Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Oct 28, 2013
Referred to Committee: Oct 28, 2013
S. 1584 (113th): A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide replacement automobiles for certain disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Oct 28, 2013
Referred to Committee: Oct 28, 2013
S. 1579 (113th): SCRA Enhancement and Improvement Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Oct 28, 2013
Referred to Committee: Oct 28, 2013
S. 1586 (113th): Enhanced Dental Care for Veterans Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Oct 28, 2013
Referred to Committee: Oct 28, 2013
S. 1585 (113th): A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to update the Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance program to base premium rates on the Commissioners 2001 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table instead of the Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Oct 28, 2013
Referred to Committee: Oct 28, 2013
S. 1578 (113th): A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to cover the costs associated with the care of veterans at medical foster homes.
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Oct 28, 2013
Referred to Committee: Oct 28, 2013
S. 1581 (113th): Survivors of Military Sexual Assault and Domestic Abuse Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Oct 28, 2013
Reported by Committee: Nov 19, 2013
S. 1562 (113th): Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Sep 30, 2013
Reported by Committee: Oct 30, 2013
S. 1564 (113th): Protecting Those Who Protected Us Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Sep 30, 2013
Referred to Committee: Sep 30, 2013
S.Res. 243 (113th): An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Sep 19, 2013
Referred to Committee: Sep 19, 2013
S. 1522 (113th): Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Sep 18, 2013
Referred to Committee: Sep 18, 2013
S.Res. 233 (113th): A resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Sep 17, 2013
Referred to Committee: Sep 17, 2013
S. 1252 (113th): Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jun 27, 2013
Reported by Committee: Nov 21, 2013
S. 1200 (113th): Residential Energy Savings Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jun 20, 2013
Referred to Committee: Jun 20, 2013
S. 1168 (113th): Restore Our Privacy Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jun 13, 2013
Referred to Committee: Jun 13, 2013
S. 1170 (113th): Youth Jobs Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jun 13, 2013
Referred to Committee: Jun 13, 2013
S. 1028 (113th): Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: May 23, 2013
Referred to Committee: May 23, 2013
S. 1018 (113th): Federal Reserve Independence Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: May 22, 2013
Referred to Committee: May 22, 2013
S. 944 (113th): Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: May 14, 2013
Reported by Committee: Jul 24, 2013
S. 928 (113th): Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: May 9, 2013
Referred to Committee: May 9, 2013
S. 922 (113th): Veterans Equipped for Success Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: May 9, 2013
Referred to Committee: May 9, 2013
S. 927 (113th): Veterans’ Outreach Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: May 9, 2013
Referred to Committee: May 9, 2013
S. 893 (113th): Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: May 8, 2013
Enacted — Signed by the President: Nov 21, 2013
S. 894 (113th): A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend expiring authority for work-study allowances for individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans A
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: May 8, 2013
Referred to Committee: May 8, 2013
S. 885 (113th): A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 Park Street in Danville, Vermont, as the “Thaddeus Stevens Post Office”.
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: May 7, 2013
Enacted — Signed by the President: Nov 26, 2014
S. 858 (113th): State Leadership in Health Care Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: May 6, 2013
Referred to Committee: May 6, 2013
S. 825 (113th): Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Apr 25, 2013
Referred to Committee: Apr 25, 2013
S. 844 (113th): Supporting Community Schools Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Apr 25, 2013
Referred to Committee: Apr 25, 2013
S. 852 (113th): Veterans’ Health Promotion Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Apr 25, 2013
Referred to Committee: Apr 25, 2013
S. 851 (113th): Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Apr 25, 2013
Reported by Committee: Jul 24, 2013
S. 735 (113th): Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Apr 16, 2013
Referred to Committee: Apr 16, 2013
S. 685 (113th): Too Big to Fail, Too Big to Exist Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Apr 9, 2013
Referred to Committee: Apr 9, 2013
S. 627 (113th): Medical Innovation Prize Fund Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Mar 20, 2013
Referred to Committee: Mar 20, 2013
S. 626 (113th): Prize Fund for HIV/AIDS Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Mar 20, 2013
Referred to Committee: Mar 20, 2013
S.J.Res. 11 (113th): A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restore the rights of the American people that were taken away by the Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United case and related decisions, to
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Mar 13, 2013
Referred to Committee: Mar 13, 2013
S. 525 (113th): A bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restore the rights of the American people that were taken away by the Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United case and related decisions, to protect the inte
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Mar 12, 2013
Referred to Committee: Mar 12, 2013
S. 500 (113th): Keeping Our Social Security Promises Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Mar 7, 2013
Referred to Committee: Mar 7, 2013
S. 471 (113th): Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Mar 6, 2013
Referred to Committee: Mar 6, 2013
S.Res. 48 (113th): An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Feb 26, 2013
Referred to Committee: Feb 26, 2013
S. 332 (113th): Climate Protection Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Feb 14, 2013
Referred to Committee: Feb 14, 2013
S. 329 (113th): Sustainable Energy Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Feb 14, 2013
Referred to Committee: Feb 14, 2013
S. 316 (113th): Postal Service Protection Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Feb 13, 2013
Referred to Committee: Feb 13, 2013
S. 250 (113th): Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Feb 7, 2013
Referred to Committee: Feb 7, 2013
S. 3562 (112th): Older Americans Act Amendments of 2012
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Sep 19, 2012
Referred to Committee: Sep 19, 2012
S. 3506 (112th): Ethical Pathway Act of 2012
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Aug 2, 2012
Referred to Committee: Aug 2, 2012
S. 3419 (112th): United States Employee Ownership Bank Act
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Introduced: Jul 23, 2012
Referred to Committee: Jul 23, 2012

[puffy socks]

39. Yeah after decades in Congress

He's managed to get post office name changes and a veterans bill passed. Clinton's record for getting bills through because she's willing to work with others trounces Bernie's, plus she didn't live like a slob and off of others for the first 20 years of her adult life.


Bernard and wife are great with finances too! she does their taxes they refuse to release, after lying about releasing them and financing ..what a couple of gurus!

"Bernie Sanders disclosed between $25,002 and $65,000 in credit card debt in on financial disclosure forms filed in mid-2015. A campaign spokesperson said that the senator’s debt “rises and falls” with expenses like weddings for his daughter and niece that were held in 2015. "
Jane Sanders was in charge of a small private college in Vermont for seven years, it sank deep into debt while trying to expand its campus.


and his young adult days ..

"It allowed him to focus on what fueled him without being forced to discuss publicly significant details about his personal life — like his meager finances, his bare-bones living arrangement, and the fact that the mother of his one biological child is not his ex-wife.

He wanted to live in the country, he has said, and had some inheritance money from his father, who had died in 1963. They spent parts of the next few summers on the property, living in what had been a maple sugar shack with a dirt floor. The marriage ended only two years after it began, in 1966.
Sanders bought another property, in out-of-the-way Stannard, with a population of fewer than 200 people, in the rural area of Vermont called the Northeast Kingdom. Four days later, Levi Noah Sanders was born, at Brightlook Hospital in St. Johnsbury, Vermont; according to his birth certificate, his mother was a woman named Susan Campbell Mott.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/07/bernie-sanders-vermont-119927

He's been saying the same stuff for years and can't reach any of his goals because he refuses to work with others...and he is again proving that to be true again today.

[Rilgin]

43. This is a big problem. Turning facts 360 degrees around from the Truth.

Hillary co-sponsored more bills during her term than any other democratic senator. However, her record in passing these bills was rather pathetic. If we turn to authorship. Hillary Clinton as a Senator authored exactly 3 bills that became law. These were:

S. 1241: A bill to establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site in the State of New York. Bush signed the bill Dec. 3, 2004.

S. 3613: A bill to name a post office the "Major George Quamo Post Office Building." Bush signed the bill Oct. 6, 2006.

S. 3145: A bill to designate a highway in New York as the Timothy J. Russert highway. Bush signed the bill July 23, 2008

These are highway and post office bills are the ONLY bills Hillary authored that became law and yet this poster claims that she has a record of getting bills passed.

So this poster is making a claim about Bernie that actually applies to Hillary. Her record as a Senator consists of lots of authorship and sponsorship of bills but almost no results.

Voting, she voted for cluster bombs and against flag burning, true liberal votes (sarcasm intended).

This ultimately is the problem with discussing Hillary with a supporter like you. Facts do not matter whatsoever. You will just make it up to support your candidate. Kind of like Hillary herself.

[puffy socks]

47. I love how you just dismiss the bills she worked with other people to get passed.

That's okay..its expected. Bernie can't work with others so of course you don't want that point highlighted.

In her far fewer years in the senate vs Sanders...

There were 74 bills that became law that Clinton co-sponsored. For example, she was one of 54 cosponsors on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, signed in January 2009 by President Barack Obama. (The fact that she co-sponsored these bills doesn’t tell us much about her role in their passage, but Bush referred to bills that "she has her name" on, so it’s worth noting those she co-sponsored.)

She co-sponsored one version but another version passed: For example, she co-sponsored S.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in January 2009 while the version that passed was H.R. 1.

Sponsored amendments: She put forward amendments that influenced laws sponsored by others. She sponsored three amendments on a bill for security and disaster funding. The amendments passed in 2007 and the bill passed in 2008.


Bernie progressive? HA!

...because voting against closing Guantanamo was so progressive
because voting for 98 Iraq Liberation and the ousting of Saddam Hussein is so progressive
because voting for the 94 crime bill was so progressive
because voting to deregulate the financial markets is so progressive
because voting for more cops is so progressive
because voting against comprehensive immigration reform is so progressive
because voting against the Brady bill 5 times is so progressive,
because voting to dump toxic waste in the
back yards of poor Mexican-Americans and calling their city a "sacrifice zone" is so Progressive, lol! Bernie's is far from progressive.


Sanders has been in the senate for decades and with all the bragging over the amendments and his 3 bills passed, he hasn't accomplished anything of his agenda that he's been spewing since 1972. Cant he get anything accomplished? Where's the universal healthcare? the free college education? the reasonable income gap? He's had years to get these things accomplished . What's wrong with Bernie?

[Rilgin]

50. I responded to your post which attacks Bernie on Hillarys record of post office bills

Hillary's record shows she authored post office bills which was your claim about Bernie. Own your claim.

With regard to her sponsorship. She signed on to others bills or worked with others. Few of those bills got passed as well although that is normal. However, as you point out, adding your name to 54 others does not tell us your real involvement with a bill.

I just find you incredibly inauthentic when you start claiming an effectiveness for Hillary that has no provable component since she just passed 3 authored bills and a low percentage of her co-sponsored bills passed and you attack Bernie for the exact type of Bills that Hillary actually passed.

[senz]

57. Add this to lagomorph777's EXCELLENT list

Bernie Sanders' Legislative Accomplishments: A Partial List

The following is a list of every substantive bill and amendment Sanders sponsored from the floor of Congress that became law (substantive meaning legislation renaming post offices is not included). Many of the roll-call amendments he passed with majority approval — like limiting the federal government’s ability to spy on people’s library records — were removed from bills when the House and Senate negotiated over the final legislative text and did not become law.

Because the list is derived from Congress’ official database of floor actions, it does not include achievements like his insertion of funding for veterans health care into an Iraq war spending bill because that occurred off of the House floor while the bill was in conference. Nor does the list include what is perhaps his most significant achievement — providing health care to an additional 10 million mostly low-income Americans by getting Senate majority leader Harry Reid to add $11 billion in funding for community health centers that provide care regardless of a person’s ability to pay to the 2010 Affordable Care Act in exchange for Sanders rallying liberal Democrats who were considering voting against the bill once conservative Democrats removed the public option.

Those who mistakenly believe that a President Sanders would be powerless in the face of a hostile Republican Congress should bear in mind that he managed to pass these bills and amendments in spite of Republican control of both the House (1995-2006) and the presidency (2001-2008). Furthermore, it was Republicans in the House and Senate who compromised with him (not the other way around) on major veterans legislation in 2014. His original bill expanding services for veterans and fixing the scandal-ridden Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) cost $17.3 billion. The price tag of the final compromise bill? $16.3 billion.

H.R.4206 (Cancer Registries Amendment Act) enacted as S. 3312 (Cancer Registries Amendment Act).

H.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 665 (Victims of Justice Act of 1995)

H.Amdt. 210 to H.R. 830 (Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995)

H.Amdt. 1203 to H.R. 3666 Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997

H.J.Res.129 enacted as S.J.Res.38 (A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact)

H.Amdt.174 to H.R.1757 (Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998)

H.Amdt.267 to H.R.2160 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998)

H.Amdt.289 to H.R.2266 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1998) -- National Guard Starbase program

H.Amdt.368 to H.R.2378 (Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1998) -- Prohibit funds for the U.S. Customs Office from being used to allow the importation into the U.S. any material mined, produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor.

H.Amdt.388 to H.R.2267 (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998)

H.Amdt.569 to H.R.6 (Higher Education Amendments of 1998)

H.Amdt.614 to H.R.3694 (Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) -- Reduce the intelligence budget for fiscal year 1999 by 5% with an exemption for the CIA Retirement and Disability Fund.

H.Amdt.626 to H.R.10 (Financial Services Act of 1998) -- Require the Comptroller General to report to Congress regarding the efficacy and benefits of uniformly limiting any commissions, fees, markups, or other costs incurred by customers in the acquisition of financial products.

H.Amdt.706 to H.R.4101 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) -- Increase funding for nutrition programs for senior citizens by $10 million

H.Amdt.708 to H.R.4103 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999) -- Prohibit funding to be used to enter into or renew a contract with any company owned, or partially owned, by the People’s Republic of China or the People’s Liberation Army of the People’s Republic of China.

H.Amdt.724 to H.R.4104 (Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999) enacted as H.R. 2490 (Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2000) -- National Archives and Records Administration improvements

H.Amdt.127 to H.R.1906 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000)

H.Amdt.136 to H.R.1906 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000) -- national pilot program to promote agritourism

H.Amdt.258 to H.R.2466 (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000) enacted as H.R.3194 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000) -- deficit reduction; and reduces fossil energy research and development funding

H.Amdt.442 to H.R.2684 (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000) -- health care services for veterans in rural areas

H.Amdt.791 to H.R.4577 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) -- (relating to the availability to the public of an invention and its benefits on reasonable terms)
H.Amdt.818 to H.R.4578 (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001) -- weatherization assistance and energy conservation programs and reduce fossil fuel energy research and development programs

H.Amdt.238 to H.R.2590 (Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002) -- Prohibit the importation of goods made by forced or indentured child labor.

H.Amdt.376 to H.R.3061 (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002) -- relating to the availability to the public of an invention and its benefits on reasonable terms

H.Amdt.404 to H.R.3338 (Department of Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States Act, 2002) -- Provide $100 million for federally qualified community health centers.

H.Amdt.255 to H.R.2691 (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004) -- Increase funding for weatherization assistance grants

H.Amdt.336 to H.R.2861 (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004) enacted as H.R.2673 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004) -- Prohibit the use of funds in the bill to implement any policy prohibiting the Directors of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks from conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new veterans within their respective networks.

S.Amdt.737 to H.R.1591 (U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007) -- fund weatherization assistance program

S.Amdt.1515 to H.R.6 (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) -- Establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program

S.Amdt.1525 to H.R.6 (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) -- use of solar hot water heaters in certain Federal buildings

S.Amdt.4384 to H.R.3221 (Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008) -- Increase specially adapted housing benefits for disabled veterans.

S.Amdt.1658 to S.1390 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010) -- re child care available to deployed members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces

S.Amdt.2271 to H.R.2997 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010) -- funds for the school community garden pilot program

S.Amdt.2601 to H.R.3326 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010) -- veteran outreach and reintegration services

S.Amdt.3738 to S.3217 (Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010) -- let the American people know the names of the recipients of over $2 trillion in taxpayer assistance from the Federal Reserve System

S.Amdt.306 to H.R.1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) -- Require recipients of TARP funding to meet strict H-1B worker hiring standard to ensure non-displacement of U.S. workers

S.Amdt.1658 to S.1390 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010) -- report to Congress on financial assistance for child care available to deployed members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.

S.Amdt.4280 to H.R.4899 (Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010) -- make publicly available the contractor integrity performance database established under the Clean Contracting Act of 2008

S.2450 (Veterans’ Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014) enacted as H.R.3230 (Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014) -- VA reform bill

S.893 (Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013) -- increase rates of veterans’ disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, etc.

S.Amdt.2146 to S.1471 (Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act) – re interring the remains and honoring the memory of a person in a national cemetery

https://pplswar.wordpress.com/2015/11/11/what-bernie-sanders-got-done-in-washington-a-legislative-inventory/

[oberliner]

42. Only one of those bills passed the House

According to that same website.

[senz]

58. ALL of these passed.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511841756

If you can't click on a link, see post #57

Meanwhile your candidate did nothing but rename a few things and make some disastrous votes.

[oberliner]

63. Yes, Bernie was great with amendments

It was definitely an effective way for him to get things done in Congress.

Not sure what you mean by "my candidate did nothing" - I like both candidates a lot.

I would say both Bernie and Hillary were effective in their own way, but also had some shortcomings.

[senz]

64. Well, in the interest of fair play, Hill's accomplishments

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511840648

[oberliner]

65. She helped secure funding for first responders in NYC

She worked to bring broadband access to rural areas.

She amended an energy bill to provide tax exempt bonding to environmental conscious projects.

She introduced an amendment to increase funding to help modernize public schools.

She helped get an extension on unemployment insurance for workers during the recession.

She co-chaired the Senate India caucus, the first ever caucus dedicated to US-India relations.

She tried to establish a panel to investigate the Katrina response, but couldn't get the necessary support.

Generally speaking, her approval rating in the Senate was around 70-75 percent through most of her tenure

[dchill]

54. +1 That makes me proud!

[cali]

29. Sigh. Grab a clue, puffy puff. Hillary is the nominee.

I've said that she will be from the get go. Do I think hilly can blow it in the general? If anyone can, hilly can!

[puffy socks]

40. You're trying your best to help Trump , thats for sure!

[woolldog]

6. unless it was a poll of DOJ lawyers

who cares? This is a complex legal issue and the opinion of the masses is irrelevant

[lagomorph777]

21. The masses are irrelevant in an election? Has Hillary hired a crack team of voting machine hackers?

'cause if that's the plan, her computer wizards had better be smarter than Pagliano.

[libdem4life]

45. His grant of immunity notwithstanding.

Tends to shift the narrative...literally.

[geek tragedy]

8. Republican polling firm produces publishes something unflattering to Hillary, Bernie fans

rush to DU to help spread it

Gee, that's never happened before.

About Morning Consult:

CEO and co-founder Michael Ramlet:

Morning Consult was created by Michael Ramlet, who also owns polling firm Paragon Insight and has consulted for Republicans. It was originally founded as a healthcare and public policy newsletter and has since expanded into energy, finance, and technology. In 2013 it hired Meghan McCarthy, formerly of National Journal, as its editor-in-chief. In March they hired Emily Holden from CQ Roll Call to kick start their energy beat.

Cofounder and chief research officer Kyle Dropp:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/29/upshot/professors-research-project-stirs-political-outrage-in-montana.html?_r=0

A lot, judging from the outrage and a state investigation. It has also raised thorny questions about political science field research, which isn’t uncommon, and its ability to affect an election.

The experiment, by the political scientists Adam Bonica and Jonathan Rodden of Stanford University and Kyle Dropp of Dartmouth College, sent mail to 100,000 Montana registered voters about two elections for the state’s supreme court. The Montana mailer, labeled “2014 Montana General Election Voter Information Guide,” featured the official state seal. It also placed the four judicial candidates on an ideological spectrum that included Barack Obama and Mitt Romney as reference points.

...

The use of the state seal also upset officials because it cannot be used on campaign literature. Groups wishing to use it must obtain the permission of the Secretary of State. Montana officials have begun an investigation into the mailers’ display of the official seal. Montana’s commissioner of political practices, Jonathan Motl, has asked Stanford and Dartmouth to disavow the mailers.

Stanford and Darmouth have jointly sent an open letter to voters apologizing for the mailer, and both are now investigating the project.

Senator Tester also said he would examine if any federal money had been used to pay for the study. (It was funded by a grant from the Hewlett Foundation and from Stanford itself, although the university has not detailed the source of that money).

The sharp reaction has veered into questions of whether the researchers were out to favor one candidate or another or whether the experiment was some kind of test of Crowdpac’s business.

Nah, no ratfucking going on here.

[think]

13. Hillary never lied or broke any rules regarding the email server. She made misstatements & the

rules just weren't clear enough dog gone it....

[geek tragedy]

14. she screwed up, she's going to be the nominee, I suggest those who act as if this is the crime

of the century get some perspective about what's gathering force on the other side.

[cali]

32. I suggest those who don't think this is an issue, think again.

[Lizzie Poppet]

11. I love Ignore.

A little rap for Camp Weathervane:

If you're having candidate problems I feel bad for you son
This got nine responses but I can't see a one

Great post!

[frylock]

60. Straight FIRE!

[oberliner]

15. What is the appropriate punishment?

It seems like there is not a clearly identifiable punishment for this alleged crime on the books anywhere.

[obamanut2012]

17. Because it isn't a crime

You cannot have an indictment for something that has to do with policy, not law. And, what was done wasn't against policy at the time.

[cali]

33. It's not about punishment. It's about how much it will hurt her in the general

[oberliner]

41. Understood - but I am curious about the punishment aspect

Would there be an actual consequence if she is definitively found to have violated a law?

[Ohioblue22]

23. Well since our justice is run by polls hillary is done for

[pinebox]

30. #ShockedNotShot and her supporters seem to think this is a good thing

[jehop61]

38. A poll, gee thanks

didn't know half the voters were legal scholars.

[JesterCS]

46. I love how Hillarians dismiss polls...

Unless the poll is in favor of Clinton.

[Sheepshank]

48. ooohh, informed or uninformed in the way of govt legalities. Lets let them all make legal decisions

Derp.

[Tarc]

52. 30% of Republicans want to bomb Agrabah, a fictional Disney city

I find that when voters are given opportunity to comment on specifics liek this, they usually get it wrong.

[dchill]

53. K&R.

[senz]

55. Either bad judgment/incompetence or an attempt to hide something.

She had four clear warnings while she was SOS. http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512100684

No other explanation fits.

[Orsino]

62. Voting on what's illegal?

[thesquanderer]

66. Many of those voters weren't going to vote for her anyway. And others will vote for her regardless.

It's interesting from an academic perspective, but I don't know that it tells us much about how people would vote... especially when we have other polls that actually tell us how people would vote (though obviously things can change in the coming months).