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25. Bernie is in big trouble if his campaign is about advocating for voting rights for child molesters.

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Thu Apr 25, 2019, 10:33 AM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Bernie Smeared for Believing Voting is a Right [View all] rsacamano Apr 2019 OP

Sorry, but I don't think cretins that would drag cwydro Apr 2019 #1

How do you feel about women serving time for self defence against their attackers? bluedigger Apr 2019 #4

I've got no sympathy for violent criminals. cwydro Apr 2019 #8

Unfortunately, a felony is a felony is a felony. bluedigger Apr 2019 #11

Well, we will just have to agree to disagree. cwydro Apr 2019 #12

voting rights are never stupid.. mountain grammy Apr 2019 #23

If you commit a violent crime, you lose those rights. cwydro Apr 2019 #37

Like a previous poster said.. a felony is a felony is a felony.. mountain grammy Apr 2019 #39

Of course. cwydro Apr 2019 #40

and you do know those "terms" mountain grammy Apr 2019 #42

I understand these issues. cwydro Apr 2019 #43

x1000 peggysue2 Apr 2019 #54

You're right. I hope he runs with it and makes it the CENTERPIECE of his campaign. NurseJackie Apr 2019 #59

Bernie is in big trouble if his campaign is about advocating for voting rights for child molesters. Renew Deal Apr 2019 #25

I guess it is what the MSM makes it. bluedigger Apr 2019 #27

Maybe we should get such folks out of jail ...but what the message is Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #17

Life's rough. BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #51

Agreed! Rebl2 Apr 2019 #7

How about black men in prison for drug possession? Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2019 #45

Smear (verb): "damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slander." brooklynite Apr 2019 #2

Yeah... I very much dislike these Enquirer type headline words too... PeeJ52 Apr 2019 #14

No, he wasn't leftofcool Apr 2019 #3

Nice misleading headline without the context. Be that as it may, in 2012, olnly 32% of Americans still_one Apr 2019 #5

Interestingly, the percentage of people who don't support voting rights for incarcerated people is WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #16

It is your last statement where I am coming from Whiskey. still_one Apr 2019 #21

Yes, very interesting. mountain grammy Apr 2019 #24

Race is an immutable characteristic. Criminal status isn't. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2019 #44

"It's seems paternalistic to tell prisoners what rights we think are important to them." WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #48

For most non-violent offenders furloughs would really take the sting out of incarceration. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2019 #52

While I understand the principle Sanders is supporting in this, MineralMan Apr 2019 #6

Well put. cwydro Apr 2019 #10

Today's H A Goodman. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #9

Not a fan of Bernie, but I believe people who are incarcerated should be able to vote. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #13

So what else is new?! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #15

Smeared no ...vetted yes. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #18

Disagreeing with a position is not "smearing" frazzled Apr 2019 #19

You didn't think the "Psych, it's the Boston Bomber" bit was hyperbole? Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2019 #46

Just when the perception that Democrats were "soft on crime" was fading, oasis Apr 2019 #20

Bernie saw a strength and made it a weakness. BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #50

It's not a smear if it's true Renew Deal Apr 2019 #22

I agree with Sanders but it's not a smear. Codeine Apr 2019 #26

I think most DUers support a middle group position Renew Deal Apr 2019 #32

Yes. I agree with that too. nt cwydro Apr 2019 #38

Do you post anything other than David Pakman videos?... SidDithers Apr 2019 #28

Lighten up Francis. The video is on topic. There's an ignore button. aidbo Apr 2019 #29

Every post this poster has made since Dec 2015 has been a link to a Pakman video... SidDithers Apr 2019 #31

What the actual fuck? Codeine Apr 2019 #53

I find it odd that you sign every post even though your name is right there at the top of the post.. aidbo Apr 2019 #55

Or we can just ask them why. MrsCoffee Apr 2019 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author Fresh_Start Apr 2019 #30

Sorry but... Mike Nelson Apr 2019 #33

Why, specifically, the right to vote? Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2019 #47

I don't think there is any... Mike Nelson Apr 2019 #56

Right. But even they didn't say no to prisoners explicitly. Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2019 #57

I think... Mike Nelson Apr 2019 #60

OK. So, again, back to the question at hand... Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2019 #61

More David Pakman spam? ehrnst Apr 2019 #34

I was curious, so I did the search... SidDithers Apr 2019 #36

Is anything short of adoration a smear where BS is concerned? comradebillyboy Apr 2019 #35

You know the answer to that Renew Deal Apr 2019 #41

No, Bernie was critiqued for believing people like Dylan Roof should be allowed to vote. BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #49

That specific example is a good one of the gotcha nature of the question. Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2019 #58

If they are serving time for a felony conviction? Yes. comradebillyboy Apr 2019 #62

Every single one? Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2019 #64

How about it's a terrible campaign issue if you want to win the comradebillyboy Apr 2019 #66

How about Democrats actually stand for principal? Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2019 #68

You can tilt at windmills to your hearts content but it's a losing strategy. comradebillyboy Apr 2019 #69

OK. So I'll discount those comment here on DU. Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2019 #72

Of course it is. But we lose some of our right when we are in prison Jose Garcia Apr 2019 #65

Does anyone know what rsacamano thinks of the video? Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author SidDithers Apr 2019 #70

Here's the best way to restore voting rights (be prepared to take notes...) brooklynite Apr 2019 #71