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Topic	Biden says crime bill was a 'mistake' during ABC town hall
CruelBuffalo 10/16/20 10:52:57 AM #48:	ElatedVenusaur posted... "Black Americans" or black politicians? There's a big difference between the two. And yes, Bernie made a big mistake in voting for the bill. He also wasn't its architect and hasn't defended it ever since. I haven't really seen anything from Biden that suggests his underlying political philosophy has changed much since he got elected to the Senate in part by attacking his opponent's support for busing. https://www.google.com/amp/s/slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/02/why-many-black-politicians-backed-the-1994-crime-bill-championed-by-the-clintons.amp It starts talking about black activists in the 70s and 80s pushing for harsher crime bills for drugs. So I would assume yes it was supported by black families, but the long term impacts of it were clearly not understood by all. <cite>CruelBuffalo posted [p:945922064] in Biden says... [t:79043781]...</cite> <quote>ElatedVenusaur posted...</cite> <quote> "Black Americans" or black politicians? There's a big difference between the two. And yes, Bernie made a big mistake in voting for the bill. He also wasn't its architect and hasn't defended it ever since. I haven't really seen anything from Biden that suggests his underlying political philosophy has changed much since he got elected to the Senate in part by attacking his opponent's support for busing. </quote> https://www.google.com/amp/s/slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/02/why-many-black-politicians-backed-the-1994-crime-bill-championed-by-the-clintons.amp It starts talking about black activists in the 70s and 80s pushing for harsher crime bills for drugs. So I would assume yes it was supported by black families, but the long term impacts of it were clearly not understood by all.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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