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In reply to the discussion: I believe it is correct to criticize Bernie when he disrespects my party. [View all]BainsBane
(52,999 posts)And so is Sander's, yet you speak as though his record is somehow superior. Does that mean you oppose the Brady Bill, waiting periods for gun purchases, and believe gun corporations must have civil liability so as to not have a their profits encumbered by pesky citizens concerned about their lives? Do you also approve of Sanders four votes opposing closing Gitmo, his votes against every immigration reform bill since the 90s, except the one the year before he announced for president? Do you support the Minutemen and the f-35? How about subsidies for big sugar? Your comment above about the defense bill today make me wonder if you have actually ever looked at Sanders voting record.
https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/27110/bernie-sanders/22/defense#.WcHjVtFOmhA
I myself don't happen to agree than the profits of gun corporations should take precedence over human life, and I view gun policy in America as a form of genocide on urban populations. I dont believe that affluent white communities should send their toxic waste to poor brown communities, and I certainly don't think it appropriate to profit from such dumps.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eoin-higgins/what-about-sierra-blanca-bernie_b_9233818.html
I also don't think it appropriate for politicians to have off-shore trusts. https://vtdigger.org/2017/09/18/investigation-underway-police-stop-rabbi-gunpoint/#.WcEgINN97-Y
I happen to think govt officials should be transparent about their financial holdings so voters can be informed of any potential conflict of interest.
Voting records are indeed public. What is unfortunate is how few citizens look at or care about them, particularly those who put the careers of certain politics before principle, citizens, and intellectual integrity.