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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSanders votes against
funds to release or transfer Guantanamo prisoners. https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/27110/bernie-sanders#.VfaM4vTcqtM
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Sanders votes against (Original Post)
Eko
Sep 2015
OP
Look right next to it. He also voted against the amendment to PROHIBIT the use of such funds.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Sep 2015
#4
Cheap shot. Why not post the rest of his long and documented voting record? I'm willing to hear....
marble falls
Sep 2015
#5
djean111
(14,255 posts)1. Hillary voted FOR the Iraq war.
And with those who made Guantanamo into a hell-hole. I will wait to see Bernie's reasoning.
I'm sure he had a good reason.
Mass
(27,315 posts)3. Leahy and Warren also voted no.
There is probably a good reason,I guess.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)4. Look right next to it. He also voted against the amendment to PROHIBIT the use of such funds.
Here's what is at your own linked site.
One amendment
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment to S 1197 that prohibits the Department of Defense from using funds for the transfer or the release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay.
Other amendment
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment to S 1197 that authorizes the transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay to the United States and specifies requirements that must be met for the transfer or release.
So it looks like he was voting against all amendments to the Defense Authorization bill at that point.
marble falls
(57,106 posts)5. Cheap shot. Why not post the rest of his long and documented voting record? I'm willing to hear....
his explanation, aren't you?
Meantime Hillary Clinton supported fracking, Keystone, the IWR (which Bernie voted against and is what got those at Gitmo caged to begin with), Homeland Security, Patriot Act, three strike laws, capital punishment, mandatory minimum sentencing.........