Tough on crime a main policy of Clintons. Hypocritical for them to attack Bernie on his vote.

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57. You missed the point

He supported the bill before the ban was in it.
Bernie's got a handy thing going there. He can say anything and his supporters believe it, irrespective of evidence. Problem is that it doesn't broaden support. Most voters are rightly more skeptical.

You also ignored my point. I'm not talking about what he should or shouldn't have done in 94. I'm criticizing his 2016 stand, making a campaign slogan that blames everyone else for a policy he himself voted for, without acknowledging the role he played in making it creating the law. If we are to buy Bernie's excuses, the provisions he cites took priority over the creation of a caceral society. If he believes that, then why is he even criticizing the criminal justice system. The contradictions in his stated positions defy logic.

He did the same with Gitmo the other night, declaring it shameful that it's still open, when he twice voted against closing it. He doesn't take responsibility for his own actions.

The bubble in which the people dare to question authority rather than uncritically repeating
What a politician says? That's not a bubble. It is what it means to be a responsible, engaged citizen.