After skipping gun filibuster, Bernie finds an issue to show up for

[RandySF]

Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders says he'll try to block Senate consideration of a bill that would require nationwide labeling of food with genetically modified products, but with a less stringent labeling requirement than the one included in Vermont's law.

Individual senators can put a hold on legislation, blocking it from coming up for debate unless backers can muster 60 votes. The Vermont independent says he prepared to resort to that tactic.

Sanders' comments come just days before Vermont is slated to become the first state to require labeling of genetically modified food.

And they come days after the Republican chairman and ranking Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee announced compromise federal labeling legislation that Sanders says is too lenient on the food industry.


http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/sanders-hell-block-senate-gmo-bill-40208962

[flor-de-jasmim]

1. The filibuster was organized in the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

There were some senators present, but they were the drop-ins.

[RandySF]

3. Think back before last week.

What happened before the House sit-in?

[BlueCaliDem]

4. There's no such thing as a filibuster in the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. There *was* a

filibuster in the Senate - led by Senator Chris Murphy.

Sanders was a no-show for the Senate filibuster but briefly appeared for the "sit-in" led by Rep. John Lewis.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

2. This is a violation of the new rules that were enacted here awhile back.

It's also highly inaccurate.

[RandySF]

5. How so?

He is an Idependent senator (and Independent Senate candidate in (Vermont) and former presidential candidate.

[Sherman A1]

10. I must disagree

He still is a candidate for President, there is this whole convention thing that hasn't happened as of yet and that is when the candidate for the party is nominated by both parties. Senator Sanders has yet to withdraw or not be nominated by one of those conventions.

[Glassunion]

13. Then why did Sanders say that he is voting for Hillary in the general election?

[Sherman A1]

18. We can assume he will

if she is the nominee (I believe he indicated long, long ago that he would support the eventual Democratic nominee) and that has not happened at this point.

[MH1]

15. Skinner specifically mentioned Sanders in one of his posts,

as in

a) Sanders is considered part of the Democratic coalition

b) don't keep fighting the primary battles.

I could go dig up the exact language and post, but I shouldn't need to.

The substantive content of the OP is informative, relevant, and well worth discussing. The problem is in the headline comes across a bit snide, and it really isn't necessary or helpful to be that way. But I'm only pointing out that yes, Sanders is to be treated as part of the Dem coalition, per Skinner's posts, whether some folks here like that or not.

[BlueCaliDem]

6. It's not a violation of the new ToS. And it's very accurate.

[Bluenorthwest]

9. It's entirely inaccurate. There was no filibuster. The House of Reps has no filibusters.

It goes on from there. Even the very basics are inaccurate. It's not even sensible verbiage. It's nonsense.

[wryter2000]

7. As a Hillary supporter

We don't need to continue to fight the primary battle. Thanks.

[Glassunion]

14. As a Bernie supporter, and Hillary voter.

We don't need to continue to fight the primary battle. Thanks.

The primary is over, Hillary should have our vote. Period.

[wryter2000]

16. What you said.

Trump in the enemy.

[ciaobaby]

8. This is completely misleading.

Bernie is against the DARK ACT and all who care about what we eat should be.
This is a better explanation of the DARK act and why Bernie is against it .

http://www.alternet.org/food/sanders-takes-stand-against-senate-bill-would-undermine-vermonts-new-gmo-labeling-law-video

[Eleanors38]

11. Gunz, gunz, gunz!

[hollowdweller]

12. Good issue to show up for.

I'm way more concerned about accurate labeling of food and consumer choice than I am about the gun issue, it's a loser for democrats and homicides are way low.

[moriah]

17. Glad your sympathy only goes to murder victims, not suicidal people...

... who see the permanent solution the gun offers to be too tempting, given their temporary problems hurt them so badly they want any escape.