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“Democratic socialist,” as in the European type...Pirate Party and all of that. He was trying to appeal to young hipster folks. Let’s see...more of his populist stuff here.

http://www.ontheissues.org/bernie_sanders.htm#Free_Trade
Bernie Sanders on Free Trade
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Does not support ANY free trade agreements. (Oct 2015)
China trade has led to loss of 3M American jobs so far. (Sep 2015)
Priority of trade deals should be helping American workers. (Sep 2015)
Base trade policy on working families, not multinationals. (Jun 2015)
Wrong, wrong, wrong that trade deals create jobs here. (Apr 2015)
End disastrous NAFTA, CAFTA, and PNTR with China. (Mar 2015)
Stop TPP, the Trans-Pacific Partnership. (Jan 2015)
US trade policies represent interests of corporate America. (Jun 1997)
Agreed with Ross Perot’s critique of trade policy. (Jun 1997)
NAFTA was a sellout to corporate America. (Jun 1997)
NAFTA, GATT, and MFN for China must be repealed. (Jun 1997)
Voted NO on promoting free trade with Peru. (Dec 2007)
Voted NO on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade. (Jul 2005)
Voted NO on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement. (Jul 2004)
Voted NO on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement. (Jul 2003)
Voted NO on implementing free trade agreement with Chile. (Jul 2003)
Voted YES on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
Voted NO on ‘Fast Track’ authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)
Rated 33% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues. (Dec 2002)
Extend trade restrictions on Burma to promote democracy. (Jun 2007)
Review free trade agreements biennially for rights violation. (Jun 2009)
Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency. (Feb 2011)
No MFN for China; condition trade on human rights. (Nov 1999)

Sanders promises gun control to his Party, but he voted against it for his constituents on a couple of issues.

More of his populism,...

Bernie Sanders on Homeland Security
http://www.ontheissues.org/bernie_sanders.htm#Homeland_Security
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Rid our planet of this barbarous organization called ISIS. (Nov 2015)
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Shut down the NSA surveillance program. (Oct 2015)
Snowden showed us our civil rights are being undermined. (Oct 2015)
PATRIOT Act was 99-1, and I was the one. (Oct 2015)
I pushed bill for $15B for veterans’ healthcare services. (Oct 2015)
Continue using drones and special forces. (Oct 2015)
NSA is unconstitutionally out of control. (Sep 2015)
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2009: Voted against closing Gitmo; 2015: supports closing it. (Sep 2015)
Costs of endless war detract from citizens’ well-being. (Sep 2015)
Worried about invasion of privacy from NSA corporate America. (May 2015)
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Don’t let released terrorists get back onto the battlefield. (Jun 2014)
V.A. doesn’t have resources to accommodate 2 million vets. (May 2014)
F-35 fighter planes OK at Burlington Airport. (Oct 2012)
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Voted NO on extending the PATRIOT Act’s roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
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Voted YES on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls. (Feb 2008)
Voted NO on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
Voted YES on limiting soldiers’ deployment to 12 months. (Jul 2007)
Voted YES on implementing the 9/11 Commission report. (Mar 2007)
Voted NO on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant. (Sep 2006)
Voted YES on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight. (Apr 2006)
Voted NO on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005)
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Voted NO on adopting the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. (Oct 2004)
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Voted YES on permitting commercial airline pilots to carry guns. (Jul 2002)
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Address abuses of electronic monitoring in the workplace. (Apr 1993)
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