He's willing to vote against the entire bill to make a political stand.
It is a trait that has won him admiration from his devout legion of followers. They see him as "principled" in that he sticks to his guns and refuses to vote in favor of certain legislation because it has a single provision that is not to his liking.Watch any debate and you'll hear Sanders be able to specify the exact reason why he has voted against certain pieces of legislation and these reasons often cite one small part of an otherwise comprehensive bill. For Sanders, being a democratic socialist means adhering to a strict ideology that rejects legislation if there is any sort of provision that might do damage to the working class people of this country. Should a bill arise that does this, Sanders will reject it regardless of whether or not the overall bill would benefit even a large segment of the population.
The problem with this mindset is that it creates a sense of tunnel vision where Bernie Sanders is unable to see the broader benefits of certain pieces of legislation.
It goes on to LIST some of the bills he's voted against -
- the Amber Alert
- the Brady Bill
- Ted Kennedy's comprehensive immigration bill
- the second portion of the TARP
- President Bill Clinton's health care bill
- and was one of just 19 members of the House who voted against a bill that required rapists to identify their HIV status to their victims because he was concerned it might potentially force innocent people to undergo testing.
I recommend reading the article and thanks to the OP for finding this.
The problem with all these votes is that they reflect a disturbing pattern in Sanders' legislative history: he has been unable to compromise.
I don't want someone that thinks like this in the WH...........
= new reply since forum marked as read
