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TwilightZone

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22. Unfortunately, that's how pretty much everything goes in Congress.

Fri Feb 21, 2020, 10:16 PM

Feb 2020

They're apparently too lazy to vote more than a handful of times. Maybe they get finger cramps or something.

As for the NDAAs, everyone knows they're going to pass, so any "no" votes are basically symbolic protest votes. I agree that it would be much better to stop dumping unrelated bills together (and adding a zillion amendments, for that matter) so the process isn't so screwed up and opaque.

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

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Bernie Sanders and Sanctions [View all] Garrett78 Feb 2020 OP

Your source is...some guy's blog? TwilightZone Feb 2020 #1

That Sanders supported a more robust version is not a supposition. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #2

That doesn't explain his vote on the 2012 version. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #6

Sanders and other Dems who also voted no on various pieces of legislation have given reasons. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #14

"Nobody at the time tried making these implications " TwilightZone Feb 2020 #20

Taking flak and implying some conspiracy involving the Russian government are not one in the same. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #32

Why does that blogger keep referring to "liberal conspiracy theories"? lapucelle Feb 2020 #3

Because he's a Sanders supporter. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #4

LOL! sheshe2 Feb 2020 #13

Totally Unbiased .. gmafb Cha Feb 2020 #19

Because right wingers clearly aren't the only ones who engage in conspiracy theorizing. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #5

BS didn't say it was a "classified intelligence briefing". lapucelle Feb 2020 #8

I think it's a given that "intelligence briefings" are classified. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #10

The info is already public knowledge sheshe2 Feb 2020 #18

We're talking about a particular intelligence briefing. Not just the topic of Russian interference. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #24

No it isn't a given that intelligence briefings are classified. lapucelle Feb 2020 #34

"classified" TwilightZone Feb 2020 #9

There's a reason Intel didn't just make a press conference. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #11

So, no source, other than the assumption that it had to be classified. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #17

If you want to believe... Garrett78 Feb 2020 #26

BS called it an intelligence briefing. He didn't say it was classified lapucelle Feb 2020 #36

I'm sorry but the questions about his no votes on sanctions go way back. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #16

He and other Dems (Whitehouse, Reed, etc.) have voted no on some and yes on others. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #27

And because he doesn't want to be taken seriously. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #7

Do you have a link to prove his history of voting in support of sanctions? ancianita Feb 2020 #12

He supported a bill for sanctions that was rolled into another bill, which he voted "no" on. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #15

Thanks. I'll check it out. I'd have voted down all those NDAA's myself. They need to be broken ancianita Feb 2020 #21

Unfortunately, that's how pretty much everything goes in Congress. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #22

No, they play games in building bills.They need to stop that practice and create clean bills. Period ancianita Feb 2020 #25

Agreed. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #29

Every single mish-mashed bill is the politicizing of the people's business. Pelosi must stop it. ancianita Feb 2020 #30

Here are a couple: Garrett78 Feb 2020 #23

Awesome. Please. You'd do DU and DPF a real solid by making this an OP. It will calm everyone down. ancianita Feb 2020 #28

No, it won't, sadly. That's what I was trying to do with this thread and the one about... Garrett78 Feb 2020 #31

Do you mind if I give it a try? I'm used to taking flak for my posts. ancianita Feb 2020 #33

K&R n/t Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #35