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Bernie Sanders is the only candidate from the Dem and Rep parities who is against the death penalty. (Original Post) Luminous Animal Feb 2016 OP
Are you sure? metroins Feb 2016 #1
Yes. Luminous Animal Feb 2016 #3
But, he's soft on gunz because Vermonters like them. Hoyt Feb 2016 #2
Tell that to Hillary Annie Oakley. Luminous Animal Feb 2016 #5
Not according to the NRA. n/t Admiral Loinpresser Feb 2016 #8
Sanders voted against Brady Bill, and other legislation. He's flip flopped on other gun issues. Hoyt Feb 2016 #10
Document one gun flip flop. I dare you. Admiral Loinpresser Feb 2016 #11
Yet another reason.... daleanime Feb 2016 #4
+10000 eom Arazi Feb 2016 #6
he's also the only one against TPP. The only one against torture. The only one against perpetual Doctor_J Feb 2016 #7
Another way that America is backward. Admiral Loinpresser Feb 2016 #9

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)
3. Yes.
Thu Feb 4, 2016, 12:19 AM
Feb 2016
Asked her position on capital punishment,Mrs. Clinton said she did not support abolishing the death penalty but she did encourage the federal government to rethink it.

“We have a lot of evidence now that the death penalty has been too frequently applied, and too often in a discriminatory way,” she said. “So I think we have to take a hard look at it.”

Mrs. Clinton added, “I do not favor abolishing it, however, because I do think there are certain egregious cases that still deserve the consideration of the death penalty, but I’d like to see those be very limited and rare, as opposed to what we’ve seen in most states.”


http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/10/28/hillary-clinton-comes-out-against-abolishing-the-death-penalty/?_r=0

Her usual blah blah blah.

Admiral Loinpresser

(3,859 posts)
11. Document one gun flip flop. I dare you.
Thu Feb 4, 2016, 12:53 AM
Feb 2016

Here's the context: he has been consistent in protecting gun dealers (i.e. mom and pop gun shops) while not supporting gun manufacturers. When those principles have been in conflict, he has refused to put small gun dealers at risk. I tend to agree with him. We need clean bills which only go after manufacturers and I believe he has been consistent on that. Do you know something I don't. I'm persuadable, but you have to have the goods.

 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
7. he's also the only one against TPP. The only one against torture. The only one against perpetual
Thu Feb 4, 2016, 12:23 AM
Feb 2016

war. The only one against NDAA.

The only one with morals

Admiral Loinpresser

(3,859 posts)
9. Another way that America is backward.
Thu Feb 4, 2016, 12:26 AM
Feb 2016

Like in adventurism, health care, education, electoral reform, minimum wage, financial regulation, etc.

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