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Uncle Joe

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10. Bernie didn't write that "damn bill" but what would you be saying

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #8)

Sat Oct 26, 2019, 06:16 PM

Oct 2019

if Bernie had voted against it?

Bernie was always one of 435 while in the House and one of 100 in the Senate beginning in 2006 while George W. Bush was President.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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How can we talk about problems of crime [View all] Uncle Joe Oct 2019 OP

Bernie voted for the 1994 crime bill. nycbos Oct 2019 #1

So what? Joe Biden voted for the 1994 crime bill too RudyColludie Oct 2019 #3

Facts are so damn inconvenient aren't they? nycbos Oct 2019 #4

Don't you like the 1994 crime Bill? It was great! Joe Biden voted for it RudyColludie Oct 2019 #9

You misunderstood the meaning of my post. nycbos Oct 2019 #13

So Bernie was "railing" against a bill which you admit to being "imperfect," Uncle Joe Oct 2019 #14

Sanders himself often has a holier than thou attitude. nycbos Oct 2019 #15

LOL So now all you have left is an ad hominem attack? bluewater Oct 2019 #17

No I don't. nycbos Oct 2019 #45

Sort of like the NY Yankees (the holier than thou thingy) ChubbyStar Oct 2019 #42

People were panicked back then The Mouth Oct 2019 #7

people were panicked about crack cocaine questionseverything Oct 2019 #36

Even dumber- The Mouth Oct 2019 #46

The video is from 1994. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #2

Not only that... nycbos Oct 2019 #5

Bernie was one of 435 members of the House in 1994 Uncle Joe Oct 2019 #6

He voted for that bill. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #8

Bernie didn't write that "damn bill" but what would you be saying Uncle Joe Oct 2019 #10

I asked you politely what has BS done to remedy this. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #11

You never answered my question Uncle Joe Oct 2019 #12

I asked ya first. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #18

Because Bernie has been greatly out numbered by politicians Uncle Joe Oct 2019 #26

crickets bluewater Oct 2019 #28

No. You did not answer the question. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #29

And you did not answer two questions about Joe Biden and the 1994 Crime Bill bluewater Oct 2019 #31

isn't biden's solution to turn on the record player? questionseverything Oct 2019 #32

He never answered mine. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #33

bernie has added amendments to legislation that has made big differences questionseverything Oct 2019 #37

Links? sheshe2 Oct 2019 #39

ty for supplying the links...i work with people who rely on cc so it is near and dear to me questionseverything Oct 2019 #41

For beginners, this is what Bernie is doing to remedy this. Uncle Joe Oct 2019 #34

See post 33. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #38

You couldn't even make an attempt at answering my question. Uncle Joe Oct 2019 #40

Funny. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #43

You still never answered my question what would you be saying if Bernie had voted against the 94 Uncle Joe Oct 2019 #44

Crickets. nycbos Oct 2019 #16

I know. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #19

What legislation did Biden write to modify the 1994 crime bill? bluewater Oct 2019 #20

Exactly. nycbos Oct 2019 #21

Bait and switch. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #22

Providing Context bluewater Oct 2019 #23

Ummhm! sheshe2 Oct 2019 #25

erhhmmm! bluewater Oct 2019 #27

To be honest no one did much for decades, at least Sanders is doing something now bluewater Oct 2019 #24

Great OP ! bluewater Oct 2019 #30

Thank you bluewater. Uncle Joe Oct 2019 #35