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Zephyr Teachout: 10 Reasons I Support Bernie Sanders for President
http://www.commondreams.org/views/2015/12/09/10-reasons-i-support-bernie-sanders-presidentHere are 10 reasons for my support:
1. Congressman Sanders voted against the Iraq war, showing judgment and leadership when it mattered, and has held consistent and careful foreign policy views.
2. Senator Sanders has been a leader on finance, supporting a new Glass Steagall and ntroducing his own bills to break up the big banks.
3. Senator Sanders has led the fight against the XL pipeline, and for wind, sun, geothermal, and all renewable sources of energy.
4. Congressman Sanders opposed NAFTA, and has been a leader in the opposition to the TPP.
5. He has spent his career fighting private prisons and overcriminalization.
