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In reply to the discussion: David Hogg calls out Bernie [View all]alarimer
(16,245 posts)In fact, I looked up the actual vote on this issue and it seems that 14 Democrats voted for it. 4 Senators did not vote (Feinstein and 3 Rs). Now, I have no idea why they abstained. Perhaps they were absent, or maybe too cowardly to take a position.
Regardless, it was going to pass no matter what. So blasting Sanders is a bit misleading, considering that, when Clinton called out Sanders for his support of this bill (she voted against it herself), he said he was willing to repeal it. I don't know if that will happen or not. I'm sure there is no way this bill will even come up in this Congress.
What I hate most about politics now is that everyone has to be all good or all bad. "You're either with us or against us." Either pure as the driven snow, or a total heel. Politics as professional wrestling.
Politicians are certainly not immune to criticism for their votes, past or present. Hillary voted for the Iraq War, after all. I could forgive that and still vote for her.
It's this black and white Twitter world I cannot stand. Everything, EVERYTHING, is more nuanced than we get in 280 characters.