Sanders vigorously opposed the crime bill and spoke out against it as you can see here. . Please watch & share this video. & Killer Mike is right that Sanders voted for the bill because it was linked the Violence Against Women’s Act. One can argue that...
this was a moral &/or strategic mistake but voting for a bill you spoke out against & in order to support the VAWA is not in the same league as sponsoring or even voting for a bill. Here’s what sanders said at the time in 94: “I have a number of serious problems w/ the crime...
crime bill, but one part of it that I vigorously support is the Violence Against Women Act. We urgently need the $1.8 billion in this bill to combat the epidemic of violence against women on the streets and in the homes of America.” He opposed the punitive nature of the bill...
Saying: “But it is also my view that through the neglect of our government and through a grossly irrational set of priorities, we are dooming today tens of millions of young people to a future of bitterness, misery, hopelessness, drugs, crime, and violence. And, Mr. Speaker...
all the jails in the world — and we already imprison more people per capita than any other country — and all of the executions … in the world will not make that situation right.
We can either educate or electrocute. We can create meaningful jobs, rebuilding our society, or...
We can either educate or electrocute. We can create meaningful jobs, rebuilding our society, or...
we can build more jails. Mr. Speaker, let us create a society of hope and compassion, not one of hate and vengeance.” He also spoke out against a 1991 crime bill: “Let us be honest: This is not a crime prevention bill. This is a punishment bill, a retribution bill, a vengeance...
bill. All over the industrialized world now, countries are saying, "Let us put an end to state murder, let us stop capital punishment." But here what we're talking about is more and more capital punishment. What we're discussing now is an issue where some of our friends are...
saying we're not getting tough enough on the criminals. But my friends, we have the highest percentage of people in America in jail per capita of any industrialized nation on Earth. We've beaten South Africa. We've beaten the Soviet Union. What do we have to do, put half the...
country behind bars?
Mr. Speaker, instead of talking about punishment and vengeance, let us have the courage to talk about the real issue: How do we get to the root causes of crime? How do we stop crime, which is in fact a very, very serious problem in this country?” So let’s...
Mr. Speaker, instead of talking about punishment and vengeance, let us have the courage to talk about the real issue: How do we get to the root causes of crime? How do we stop crime, which is in fact a very, very serious problem in this country?” So let’s...
be honest about where our leaders were. Biden and Clinton weren’t where sanders was. Not even close.
