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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders does NOT SHOW UP to vote on Russian sanctions [View all]irresistable
(989 posts)102. I'm also not surprised that Bernie skipped the vote to go meet with victims of sexual harrassment...
in his campaign.
The whips know the count. Bernie knew that his vote wouldn't matter. This meeting mattered very much to the people who were harassed. He gave them the full attention they deserved.
Only people who hate Bernie cared about missing a vote that had no impact on the outcome.
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Maryland has a ballot access law that will require these returns to get onto ballot
Gothmog
Jan 2019
#375
Yes, I'm seeing that the OP says that he voted against sanctions several times,
Honeycombe8
Jan 2019
#140
Yes indeed. He is quite vulnerable in that regard. People dislike that about him.
NurseJackie
Jan 2019
#345
after once maybe 3 or 4 times though, that's an agenda. He sure made the presser this time too
uponit7771
Jan 2019
#22
Or could it be that he admires communistic dogma more than our constitutional government?
olegramps
Jan 2019
#335
Maybe edit in a link to your source so there isn't any confusion that those are your words
emulatorloo
Jan 2019
#56
"personal attack of me and most democrats." What about Sanders and all the Democrats who support him
TSheehan
Jan 2019
#189
The fact remains, he voted against the Magnitsky Act and the Russia Sanctions....
George II
Jan 2019
#23
"Liberal conspiracy theorists," zipplewrath? What might those be? Also, who wrote this & linky?
Hekate
Jan 2019
#142
https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/397879-rand-paul-blocks-sanders-russia-resolution-call
wroberts189
Jan 2019
#19
The real facts are he was on the negative side of two votes, 97-2 and 92-4. He's the only Senator..
George II
Jan 2019
#29
I dont get it. Why do people ignore this and the tax return thing, I sincerely dont get it.
Eliot Rosewater
Jan 2019
#32
well, tRump isn't close, he is a dictator, some people here just don't understand that. nt
elmac
Jan 2019
#348
The sanctions against Putin-pal Oleg Deripaska were because of Russian meddling in the election.
pnwmom
Jan 2019
#318
There are tons of countries like that, some of which have been close allies of the US.
TSheehan
Jan 2019
#208
It isn't rocket science. Putin attacked the US elections and Deripaska was a key player.
emulatorloo
Jan 2019
#265
This was a vote to maintain sanctions against Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch
pnwmom
Jan 2019
#317
He SHOULD be anti-Deripaska. And yet he didn't bother to vote to maintain the sanctions.
pnwmom
Jan 2019
#316
Is that now an acceptable excuse for missing a vote when a Senator is minutes away?
ehrnst
Jan 2019
#44
He voted for the updated Magnitsky act after it was expanded to include ...
Hassin Bin Sober
Jan 2019
#100
Silly. Senate and House votes are not like general elections or primary votes.
Hassin Bin Sober
Jan 2019
#267
No one knew that in advance of the vote, including him. It could have been 59-40, it was that close.
George II
Jan 2019
#364
He can't be bothered with such trivial matters, when somewhere there's a camera to stand in front of
Clash City Rocker
Jan 2019
#129
Nope. He wasn't too busy to show up to vote AGAINST Russia sanctions 3 times.
Honeycombe8
Jan 2019
#143
"Sen. Bernie Sanders misses the vote; his spokesman says he was meeting with women who accused his..
Cha
Jan 2019
#144
I'm a bit of a simple dude. I see not voting being the same as voting against. nt
fleabiscuit
Jan 2019
#291
A very big deal. The vote was very close and Bernie's vote, if he had sided with the Democrats,
pnwmom
Jan 2019
#319
Yep. The FIRST requirement I have and all of us should have is tax returns.
Eliot Rosewater
Jan 2019
#41
Yes, said it before and will say it again, NO ONE can run on the Democratic ticket
Fla Dem
Jan 2019
#64
Is his public voting record wrong? You have a problem with his actual record, or just with people...
Hekate
Jan 2019
#151
by all means bring it....the criticisms are few, they're just blasted over and over along with
JCanete
Jan 2019
#300
Well if a statement of a fact is "dragging a name," perhaps that is a problem with the person...
NNadir
Jan 2019
#376
Same old ax....grind away, grind away. That shit gets old faster than elevator music. Grind away.
Magoo48
Jan 2019
#50
I would argue that corporate greed leads to environmental degradation and political corruption
Magoo48
Jan 2019
#403
Individuals work in Big Oil, Big Pharma, Big Agri, Massive mining, The big banks, Industrial fishing
Magoo48
Jan 2019
#405
I'm also not surprised that Bernie skipped the vote to go meet with victims of sexual harrassment...
irresistable
Jan 2019
#102
If he voted instead the headlines would be: Bernie Sanders Refuses to meet with victims of
vsrazdem
Jan 2019
#172
Bernie knew the whip count. Your "probably" and what you "assume" are just thoughts in your head.
irresistable
Jan 2019
#391
NO problem, I enjoyed the question as it gave me an opportunity to expand on my position.
Eliot Rosewater
Jan 2019
#90
The ones who said look the other way, there is nothing to this Russia thing?
MrsCoffee
Jan 2019
#179
A Jewish Democratic Socialist from Vermont? Yes, he is. Do you have a problem?
TSheehan
Jan 2019
#202
It's very odd that some people are obsessed with tearing down Sanders. Who's paying them?
TSheehan
Jan 2019
#191
@SenGillibrand changed her campaign kickoff schedule to return to DC for a cloture vote
Gothmog
Jan 2019
#82
What? This is, especially when added to past actions, a very big deal.
Eliot Rosewater
Jan 2019
#114
He is dead to me from this point forward. I will never support Bernie for anything.
Liberal In Red State
Jan 2019
#119
Like it or not, Senator Sanders voting record will be examined if he chooses to run in 2020
emulatorloo
Jan 2019
#232
I honestly wonder how he would have voted today if he had bothered to show up.
NurseJackie
Jan 2019
#138
As soon as I get home I'm burning all my Bernie stickers, hats, shirts, action figures & books
mastermind
Jan 2019
#139
I wonder if the word "oligarchs" will disappear from his speeches like "millionaires" did.
betsuni
Jan 2019
#155
...hmmm... still waiting for tax returns, and a full accounting of campaign finances...
apcalc
Jan 2019
#334
If he had left wherever he was to vote he would have been criticized for leaving
Autumn
Jan 2019
#212
The headline would have been Sanders blew off sexual misconduct victims to vote on
Autumn
Jan 2019
#242
No one said "sexual harassment" was funny. Nice try. He missed the vote people are pissed,
Autumn
Jan 2019
#245
I will keep laughing. Cause it's funny as fuck how people complain about everything
Autumn
Jan 2019
#254
That's yesterday's vote. Gillibrand was there for today's vote, Sanders was not.
emulatorloo
Jan 2019
#264
The vote the previous day was a procedural vote requiring a simple majority, it passed easily.
George II
Jan 2019
#362
To be fair, he only says he is a Democrat lately when he runs for president. nt
fleabiscuit
Jan 2019
#279
I like that one...and some republicans voted with democrats for russian sanctions....how stupid do
JCanete
Jan 2019
#299
I don't know? How stupid is it not to impose sanctions against the Putin-associates
pnwmom
Jan 2019
#320
What does this mean: "some Republicans voted with Democrats for Russian sanctions ...
betsuni
Jan 2019
#326
it means saying that Sanders voted with republicans against sanctions is specious. nt
JCanete
Jan 2019
#366
To be fair he might have gotten word that the Repugnants had already agreed not to support it
cstanleytech
Jan 2019
#379
To accept that then we would have to say voting records are meaningless. nt
fleabiscuit
Jan 2019
#395
Not at all, his past voting record is still relevant when he votes but when he is not there
cstanleytech
Jan 2019
#396
If you want to see it that way thats fine, personally I am willing to try and give him the benefit
cstanleytech
Jan 2019
#400
Well he is the one who parlayed 99-1 votes into being a $27 independent rogue. nt
fleabiscuit
Jan 2019
#401
Can't vote against lifting sanctions on a proven enemy of our Democratic System,
GulfCoast66
Jan 2019
#398