How the Clinton's disenfranchised black South Carolinians

[EdwardBernays]

Americans remember that Hillary Clinton’s ‘90s policy stances punished those born into systemic racism and poverty by instituting mandatory minimums, eliminating rehabilitative programs for inmates addicted to drugs, implementing the three-strikes law (which Bill now admits “made the problem worse”), expanding the death penalty (which Hillary still supports), and building more prisons countrywide.

Indeed, the ‘94 legislation threw millions of black women and men into prison; in fact, throughout Bill Clinton’s presidency, the black prison population increased by 50 percent.

All of this spelled mass incarceration and mass disenfranchisement for the black Americans of South Carolina.

Today, due to felonies, one out of every 27 black voters in South Carolina is disenfranchised, and, although black people make up just 28 percent of the state’s population, they account for a devastating 62 percent of the prison and jail population, in no small part because of the draconian measures the Clinton administration, along with the strong support of its first lady, took in the name of being “tough on crime.”

http://www.salon.com/2016/02/26/hillary_clinton_has_a_race_problem_and_its_resurfacing_at_a_dangerous_time/

This may not affect her in SC, but if she gets the nomination expect Trump to run ads saying this ^^ in every state with a large AA population that was victimised by the Clinton's legacy.

[ReallyIAmAnOptimist]

1. When the HIllbots try to hang Bernie's vote for the Crime Bill around his neck, know this...

The real story on Bernie's vote on the crime bill, is that its promoters attached 'The Violence Against Women Act' to it, to basically blackmail nonsupporters of the Crime Bill to hold their nose and vote for it.

Otherwise they would have had a vote against The Violence Against Women Act around their necks...

But Bernie practically led the opposition against Clinton's Crime Bill:

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[dsc]

3. that wasn't Clinton's crime bill

in case you need very remedial math 1991 is before 1993 when Clinton became President. The fact is he voted for the bill no amount of telling stories you like is going to change that fact.

[ReallyIAmAnOptimist]

7. That was the 1st iteration of the 'Crime Bill' that eventually passed in 94.

See: http://reportingsandiego.com/2016/02/25/claims-and-counterclaims-mass-incarceration/

And more here for anyone interested in details: http://feelthebern.org/bernie-sanders-on-criminal-justice/

[dsc]

8. No it isn't

and Sanders voted for it so he agreed with me.

[ReallyIAmAnOptimist]

9. Ignore this poster, he/she

Doesn't know what they're talking about.

[Tarc]

2. African-Americans will not jump to Trump under any circumstances

Non-starter of an argument.

And btw, is this this bill that he voted yes for, after he "practically led" the opposition?

[LexVegas]

4. ...

[Jitter65]

5. So mandatory minimums were Clinton's idea? Hmmmm...nt

[oasis]

6. Wow. Now that's a reach.