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In reply to the discussion: Enough with the scolding please. [View all]Tom Rinaldo
(22,910 posts)The UK is an American ally. California is an American state. California is part of the United States. The United Kingdom is not. The UK is "other" from the U.S. It is independent but aligned with us on most matters of importance. The UK does not answer to an oath of allegiance to the United States, except within the confines of negotiated treaties and then its allegiance is to the terms of that treaty, not to America as a political unit. So no, the UK is not unerringly loyal to America, we can have trade disputes between our nations for example. But the UK is a overall an important ally of the United States.
Senator Sanders is not a member of the Democratic Party, he is instead a close ally of the Democratic Party. The distinction is a real one and it also reflects the reality that many of the people who elect Democrats to office are themselves not Democrats, they are non party members, often Independents, who help put Democrats into power with their votes, if not their literal membership in the Democratic Party.
And it all boils down to this; Bernie Sanders is not a Democrat but he does caucus with Democrats in the Senate. That creates some treaty like bonds between him and his Democratic allies, such as an obligation to vote for a Democrat to be the Senate Majority leader.