Posted on 04/22/2019 7:27:25 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) argued Monday that all prisoners, including domestic terrorists like the Boston Marathon bomber, should have the right to vote while they are incarcerated.
Speaking at a CNN town hall, Sanders was asked if he believes the right to vote should extend to serious criminals, such as Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is in prison and has been sentenced to death.
If somebody commits a serious crime, sexual assault, murder, theyre going to be punished, Sanders said. They may be in jail 10 years, 20 years, 50 years, their whole life. Thats what happens when you commit a serious crime."
"But I think the right to vote is inherent to our democracy," he continued. "Yes, even for terrible people, because once you start chipping away youre running down a slippery slope I believe even if they are in jail, theyre paying the price to society, that should not take away their inherent American right to participate in our democracy.
Earlier this month, Sanders called for more states to join Vermont and Maine in allowing imprisoned felons to vote.
After the senator's comments on Monday, CNN host Chris Cuomo told Sanders he might be writing an opposition ad against himself by arguing that the Boston Marathon bomber should be able to vote from jail.
Ive written many 30-second opposition ads against myself in my life, this will be just another one, Sanders said. But look, this is what I believe. Do you believe in democracy? Do you believe every single American 18 years of age or older who is an American citizen should have the right to vote?"
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He isn’t even a citizen is he?
Who is this moron pandering to?
Well, he certainly shouldn't be.
Hitler, Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot believed what they said, and we know the results.
Bernie “The Batshit Crazy Guy” Sanders, is a classical living textbook of a delusional, Marxist, psychopath with a very serious egomaniac complex.
In other words, he’s just a Democrat liberal/progressive on MORE steroids than the others. They are all crazy now and he’s their Chief Marxist Lemming.
Our job is to push them over the political cliff of sanity and make sure they land on the rocks below like the Big Graboid in “Tremors”.
"But I think the right to vote keep and bear arms is inherent to our democracy," he continued. "Yes, even for terrible people, because once you start chipping away
youre running down a slippery slope
I believe even if they are in jail, theyre paying the price to society, that should not take away their inherent American right to participate in our democracy.
I will over look the fact that Bernie the Commie does not know the difference between a democracy and a republic.
The campaign ads just write themselves.
Re: “Sanders: Boston Marathon bomber should be able to vote from prison”
Yeah - for HIM (Sanders)!
Duh!
No, nitwit commie. He should be double-tapped to the back of his skull.
No way, Bernie!
HE CAN KISS MY *SS TOO! NI HAVE HAD IT WITH THIS COUNTRY - LOCK AND LOAD!
This guy is very dangerous. All kidding aside he needs to be locked up.
The wife of the brother that was killed should be locked up.
Democrats can only win with the criminal vote.
Yeah - that was my first thought - the Second Amendment. Heck, getting tossed in prison for a non-violent felony gets your 2nd Amendment rights taken away. (Well - actually, you still have your rights - the government just made that right illegal.)
Not that I’m a supporter of Bernie, but the fact of the matter is that the Federal Constitution is silent on this topic, which means it’s up to the States. At the time of the founding, voting was tied to property ownership. Over time, the States set up their own ‘felony disenfranchisement’ laws. Continuing in that ‘original intent’ mindset, this should remain a State’s Rights issue.
Being in prison is evidence of one’s inability (or refusal) to make proper decisions.
Bernie is trying to win the mass murderer’s votes.
There is a real winner position. Commie loser
“” “” The wife of the brother that was killed should be locked up.”” “”
Her parents knew they were jihadists. Lock them up too. Also Graham Fuller who used his authority to bring the whole gang to USA. Or extradite the latter to Erdogan.
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