2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: And *this* is why Bernie has Cornel West out on the campaign trail [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)Or John Lewis, who voted No. Ron Dellums, no. Bobby Scott, No. Earl Hilliard. Charlie Rangle, no....64 Democrats voted No, 10 of them from the Black Caucus.
Another interesting point is that I have covered all of this a few times on DU recently because a month or so ago the Crime Bill was being blamed on Bernie Sanders 'Bernie's Bill for Mass Incarceration'. Here is an example of how Team Hillary had been presenting this Bill in December :
"Bernie pie in the sky about mass incarceration?
So we know that Sanders voted for mass incarceration while in congress. But now he says he will fix it. However, the promise he made apparently cannot be fulfilled unless he wants hundreds of thousands of violent criminals convicted of rape, murder, etc on the streets."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251885143
All along I have been attacked for presenting the facts while Hillary supporters rage and misrepresent....