2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: How does Bernie explain his votes on crime bills, gun control bills and others? [View all]casperthegm
(643 posts)Found this quote; However, there were too many important provisions within the bill for Sen. Sanders to cast a vote against the entire package. Importantly, the bill contained an assault weapons ban that Sen. Sanders supported which even turned him into a target for the NRA during his reelection as well as the crucial Violence Against Women Act.
Basically, it was a very imperfect bill but one that had provisions worth considering. Not everything is black and white in politics, that's for sure. I was reading the article where I found this quote and it sure looks to me like this was signed by Bill Clinton and supported by Hillary. Interesting...
But yes, the question is worthy of an answer. It's a legit issue and I wish we had more of these discussions here.