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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders does NOT SHOW UP to vote on Russian sanctions [View all]Eliot Rosewater
(31,134 posts)75. Oh I came to a STARTLING conclusion about him 2 years ago.
I did a great deal of research, paid CLOSE attention to everything.
But, people wont listen so why bother.
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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