Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "Cory Booker Clobbers Bernie On 'Dylann Roof' Voting" video.

That really isn't the issue. The issue is what district does he vote for? And the politics can be abused here. We have a federal prison in my state. Imagine if we played politics and attracted more prisoners to my state to increase votes.
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An argument against giving prisoners the right to vote is that prisoners are shipped to a new district. If I commit a crime and have to serve in Leavenworth should I have a say on what goes on in that district?
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@1massboy 1. When asked the question about the Boston Bomber he went on a talking point rant about being a democracy and how, supposedly, republicans are doing voter suppression. That has nothing to do with the question. He was beating around the bush from the very beginning. He then simply said anyone should be allowed to vote and his reasoning was "democracy" and made the accusation that republicans are pushing for voter suppression but gave zero examples how. He also said that not allowing prisoners to vote leads to a slippery slope of not allowing others to vote. The issue is this, one, they committed a crime and went through due process. This wasn't arbitrary, it was due process. And two, you can apply that to a lot of things. Should felons be allowed to own a gun? I bet Bernie will say no. Now one can make the slippery slope argument there that not allowing felons to own guns can lead to total gun confiscation. See what I did there. Bernie does not acknowledge there are reasons not to allow criminals to vote and if you are going to allow it than it might be a case by case basis. Bernie just ranted out talking points like usual. 2. He didn't answer the question. Go to the 5 minute mark. They asked him why he didn't take the tax breaks he opposed? He simply said "ask Trump for his tax rate". He dodged the question. In that entire point of taxes he was ranting about how the rich need to pay their fair share, that is his talking point. If he opposed the tax breaks than why did he take advantage of them? And the question was would he pay 52% he should simply answer it directly, not go on a rant about how rich need to pay more. We get it, you want the rich to pay more, that includes him. Stop beating around the bush. 3. It isn't so much about donating to government, he can donate to a charity of his choice. Why not do that for the time being? He is all about helping society, why not donate money for the time being? He is in a position to do that and he can also lead by example. Leading by example is a great motivator. Why not do it? 4. Medicare for all will not save money. People who are saying that are basing that off of many assumptions that simply won't hold. The issue with Bernie's response to that woman's question is that he had no desire to understand her situation, listen to it at the 35 minute mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bapp45Vx0UE&t=2138s Now compare that to Bill Clinton's response in 1994 to a similar question https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy542UgSelQ&t=18s Notice how Bill understood issues businesses face? Bill took the time to look into these issues. He understood that his law will place added challenges on certain groups. There are negatives to his law but he understood that and showed in that discussion he read up on it. Bernie did not. Bernie has no desire to listen to the other side. He has no desire to sit down and consider the negatives of his ideas. That is a problem. Also, under Medicare for all that business owner will be paying more as payroll taxes will go up. It will harm her business.
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@Rey D0rado , Vermont also has no federal prisons, only state prisons. That plays a role in that state's decision.
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Doesn't matter. If you are going to support something you better be prepared to defend it. It shows that Bernie put zero thought in his idea.
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Kyle is doing his best in damage control. He had to do it after the Fox town hall and now this. Bernie is not looking so good.
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@Unclejamsarmy , he didn't kill it. He looked terrible. When pressed he, in a very aggressive way, starting ranting out his talking points. That is not going to resonate well with independents, especially during a strong economy.
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@Unclejamsarmy , there are many problems with Bernie that will just get bigger as the campaign goes along. One is that he is promising a utopia where Trump is growing the economy. People are questioning Bernie's policies and with how much he is planning to offer they are going to demand specifics. He does not provide any, he just spews talking points in an aggressive way. That will turn a lot of voters off.
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@fonzoultra1709 , most live paycheck to paycheck due to poor money management. That has always been the trend.
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All Bernie does is dodge questions. He has nothing beyond talking points. Look at how he answered questions in the Fox Town Hall. Bernie is not looking too good now.
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It is as he dodged the question and it exposes Bernie for what he is, someone who dodges questions.
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@1massboy , Bernie dodges questions all the time. Take the Fox town hall debate when he was asked if he would be willing to pay more in taxes. He brought up Trump's tax returns. Or when asked if he will donate and he asked the moderator if she will donate. He did not answer the question. Or during the healthcare debate against Cruz a small business owner ask him about how she can expand her business and still afford healthcare to her employees. He said he didn't know but that she will have to do it. He has no details, only talking points.
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@Unclejamsarmy , there are arguments against it though, and that is the problem. Bernie has not looked into the issue. One argument is which district should they vote in?
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@Unclejamsarmy , Bernie is very corrupt and not honest. He is a major problem because he has no desire to listen to the other side and understand other people's position who disagree with him. I get why some people vote and support Bernie. The problem is that Bernie and many of his fans don't understand, and refuse to try to understand, why they oppose him.
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@Unclejamsarmy , to add, you say Bernie is honest. The issue is that there are many arguments for not allowing criminals to vote. Bernie says his state does it, but his state does not have any federal prisons. That plays a role. But Bernie always dismisses those arguments or does not even acknowledge them. Bernie is not honest at that point. To make it worse in his answer he talked about republicans are suppressing voters but gave zero examples in how. He also talked about the slippery slope in that by not allowing criminals to vote it pushes to not allowing others to vote. There are two problems there 1. These criminals went through due process, it wasn't arbitrary. They went through the legal system with representation and thus lost certain rights. 2. We can apply that to other issues as well. Felons are not allowed to own guns. I support that. But one can arguing that is going to lead to a slippery slope of total gun confiscation. So does Bernie support felons owning guns? He is not consistent nor honest.
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The Violence Against Women's Act was a pointless bill. And define an "assault weapon".
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@andrewmildenberg4210 , I seemed to have triggered you. I actually have a lot of facts on my side and I have constantly posted sources. You say I have no real world experience, what do you base that off of? And what is my own well being? I am not forcing anyone idea on others but simply giving counter arguments on the issues which we need to have.
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