C-SPAN: 37 Senators have joined in Senator Murphy's Filibuster

[brooklynite]

Bernie Sanders is not one of them.

[Travis_0004]

1. Good for Bearnie! If only Hillary could one day display that kind of leadership

Its good to see somebody stand up for Due Process. It may be an unpopular position, but its the right one.

Of course, Hillary supported the Patriot Act, so at least she is predictable about not giving a shit about due process.

The FBI did an audit or the watch list and found 38% of the records contain inaccuracies.

We should not deny constitutional rights based on secret government list. If you want to take away somebodies rights, then be transparent about it, and let a judge make the decision, and let the accused defend himself.

Remember, Ted Kennedy had problems due to somebody with the same name being on a no fly list. It must be nice to be a senator, and resolve that with one phone call. For common folk its not so easy. What if somebody with the same name is on a terror list, should you loose your constitutional rights? I doubt I could call up the FBI and get it all straitened out.

[Jack Bone]

2. from what I've seen...this was organized yesterday @ the Dem caucus..

Bernie was busy talking to Hills

[brooklynite]

3. It must be hard to serve as a Senator without staff...

Can anyone tell us if he's even in the room?

[Jack Bone]

4. could be this....

[840high]

5. You have all the moneyed

connections - ask them.

[brooklynite]

6. A personal insult certainly addresses the issue...

[840high]

13. Not an insult - just taking

you at your word.

[brooklynite]

7. From my research, Sanders is at home in Burlington.

Must be nice to take a summer vacation.

[Raine1967]

8. Vox has a live FB event happening:

https://www.facebook.com/Vox/videos/531609863693287/

[k8conant]

9. and Hillary Clinton is trying to get a job.

[frazzled]

14. She's not in the Senate

Sanders is. And the primaries are over. He should probably be doing the job he was elected to do by the people of his state and for which he is being paid $174,000. But it's his choice; I don't deny that. He can do whatever he wants. I, personally, would like to see him join with the 41 democratic senators (I believe it's now up to Murphy + 40, according to C-Span) to try to do something ... anything ... about the gun problem in America. Just bringing attention and conviction to the issue is a good first step in itself. I'm thrilled to see my party finally taking this bull by the horns and refusing to be cowered by the billions-of-dollar gun industry.

[redstateblues]

10. Hmmm-Is Bernie worried about pissing off

certain people?

[Dem2]

11. Well, that's pretty awesome

I hope something comes from the effort.

[BootinUp]

12. K & R - for change!

[aikoaiko]

15. Bernie should focus on the negotiating on exiting and impacting the party.

Its more important than the filibuster even though the filibuster is important too

Maybe he'll find the time.