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cannabis_flower

(3,764 posts)
Tue Aug 18, 2015, 03:05 PM Aug 2015

Joe Biden. ..

Lately the mainstream media has been speculating that Joe Biden might enter the race. Joe Biden voted for, advocated for, sponsored and even introduced legislation that helped to create and grow the prison-industrial complex that has ruined the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. This legislation has disproportionately affected poor and minority communities, created a militarization of the police and a disrespect of law enforcement. 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/11/joe-biden-drug-war_n_2279702.html 

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/10/joe-biden-hunter-biden-cocaine 

If you like Joe Biden, you really need to consider whether your agreement or affection for Joe Biden overrides this potential negative baggage that might be received from #BlackLivesMatter, and the Drug Policy Reform and criminal justice communities.

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Joe Biden. .. (Original Post) cannabis_flower Aug 2015 OP
Well, I don't think he's going to run. longship Aug 2015 #1

longship

(40,416 posts)
1. Well, I don't think he's going to run.
Tue Aug 18, 2015, 03:16 PM
Aug 2015

I love Joe, but I am not sure that I want him to enter the race. In fact, I think I would prefer it if he did not. Anyway, I suspect that the media is just spewing rumors.

R&K

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