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Bernie Sanders is winning over voters from Clinton Republicans

February 14, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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by Reno Berkely, The Inquistr

(Feb. 14, 2016) –Bernie Sanders is winning over voters from all walks of life, and it appears that he may even be converting Donald Trump supporters. Folks who have identified as Republicans for years have made the switch, citing Bernie’s honesty, integrity, and unwavering stance on issues.

“Despite consistent deception and dirty tactics from the Clinton campaign and the DNC, Sanders has conducted his campaign with the same poise, honesty, financial integrity and commitment to the underprivileged he has demonstrated during his entire political career. Even if I don’t agree with Sanders on every issue, I’d rather have a president I can respect unequivocally.”

Sanders Civil Rights Photographs Tell History, Setup Future

February 14, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By Daryl Parsons
(Feb. 14, 2016 04:28 AM ET)– A number of old civil rights photographs have been circulating around the internet which appear to show Senator Bernie Sanders engaged in various marches, sit-ins and other demonstrations.

In an effort to help shed some light on the validity of these photographs, which are really interesting to look at, and which demonstrate an enhanced air of integrity for Sanders, included in this post are a number of links which discussing these photographs in more depth.

The photographs have also been used to discredit claims that Sanders was not as active as he said he was during the civil rights movement.

Congressman John Lewis this week made scathing remarks during a Congressional Black Caucus PAC news conference where he rebuked Sanders’ participation in civil rights activities in the 60s.

Social media began circulating photographs showing Sanders involved in various marches, sit-ins and demonstrations. One photograph actually shows Lewis, Sanders and his wife, who Lewis had his arm around for the picture.

After these photographs circulated over the internet, within days Lewis recanted hsi remarks about Sanders’ limited civil rights movement involvement and “clarified” his remarks.

Photographer Says Disputed 1962 Photo Really Does Show Bernie Sanders

Filed Under: News, Politics Tagged With: bernie sanders, Campaign 2016, Civil Rights Movement, civil rights photographs, Congressman John Lewis, John Lewis

What to Know: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, No. 08-205, 558 U.S. 310 (2010)

February 13, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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Hillary Clinton has advocated, for unknown reasons, that the Citizens United case became to be because it involved an attack campaign against her.

Why she would want to take credit for something which drastically caused our campaign finance system to become corrupted, is unknown.

The gist of the case involves a movie produced by an anti-Hillary-Clinton entity. The movie was to cause people to not want to elect Hillary Clinton.

There were provisions in a law which required various disclosures when campaign related speech was being paid for and used against a political candidate. That, is what Hillary Clinton was at the time.

The producers of the movie then filed an action in court seeking an injunction to keep the law requiring disclosure from being applied to them.

Accordingly the case, originally launched in 2008, eventually cycled its way through the courts system all the way to the Supreme Court. When in 2010, the court, in a 5-4 split decision, ruled in Citizens United’s favor.

Below are some interesting links for reference.

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, No. 08-205, 558 U.S. 310 (2010)

Wikipedia Overview

Opinion of the Court.

Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs, ACLU, Washington, DC, (July 24, 2012)

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA, McCain–Feingold Act, Mar. 27, 2002)

The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA, McCain–Feingold Act, Pub.L. 107–155, 116 Stat. 81, enacted March 27, 2002, H.R. 2356) is a United States federal law that amended the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, which regulates the financing of political campaigns. Its chief sponsors were Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and John McCain (R-AZ). The law became effective on 6 November 2002, and the new legal limits became effective on January 1, 2003.[1]

Filed Under: Campaign 2016, News, Politics Tagged With: bernie sanders, campaign finance reform, Citizens United, Election 2016, Hillary Clinton, Supreme Court

US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies (79)

February 13, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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by Daryl Parsons

(Feb. 13, 2016 20:00 ET) United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death in Texas today comes at a time when the Citizens United case, of which Scalia was part of the majority opinion, allowed corporate money to infiltrate the political process.

This has been an issue of much debate during the 2016 presidential race where campaign finance reform has been at the forefront of issues discussed.

In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, No. 08-205, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), the opinion of the court was split 5-4, with Justice Scalia making up part of the five justices ruling in favor of the case.

Of the nine total Justices, the breakdown included Justices Kennedy, Roberts, Alito, Thomas, and Scalia for the majority opinion. Dissenting opinions were held by Justices Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Justice Sotomayor.

Scalia’s replacement is expected to set off political resistance over the course of the next year within which time an appointment may fill the slot.

Case Summary

Facts of the case
Citizens United sought an injunction against the Federal Election Commission in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to prevent the application of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) to its film Hillary: The Movie. The Movie expressed opinions about whether Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton would make a good president.

In an attempt to regulate “big money” campaign contributions, the BCRA applies a variety of restrictions to “electioneering communications.” Section 203 of the BCRA prevents corporations or labor unions from funding such communication from their general treasuries. Sections 201 and 311 require the disclosure of donors to such communication and a disclaimer when the communication is not authorized by the candidate it intends to support.

Citizens United argued that: 1) Section 203 violates the First Amendment on its face and when applied to The Movie and its related advertisements, and that 2) Sections 201 and 203 are also unconstitutional as applied to the circumstances.

The United States District Court denied the injunction. Section 203 on its face was not unconstitutional because the Supreme Court in McConnell v. FEC had already reached that determination. The District Court also held that The Movie was the functional equivalent of express advocacy, as it attempted to inform voters that Senator Clinton was unfit for office, and thus Section 203 was not unconstitutionally applied. Lastly, it held that Sections 201 and 203 were not unconstitutional as applied to the The Movie or its advertisements. The court reasoned that the McConnell decision recognized that disclosure of donors “might be unconstitutional if it imposed an unconstitutional burden on the freedom to associate in support of a particular cause,” but those circumstances did not exist in Citizen United’s claim.

Source: oyez.org (Accessed Feb. 13, 2016 20:00 EST)

Erica Garner Supports Bernie Sanders While Sharing Father’s Loss (Video)

February 13, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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The four minute video takes you through the personal journey Erica Garner has taken since her father was killed.

“He is not scared to go up against the criminal just system. He’s not scared,” Garner says in the video. “That is why I am for Bernie.”

Official Erica Garner Website

John Lewis Back Pedals on Sanders Rebuke

February 13, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By Meg Kinnard, AP Greenville, S.C. (Feb. 13, 2016, 3:15 PM ET)

Civil rights leader John Lewis on Saturday softened his dismissal of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ work in the 1960s on behalf of racial equality.

Lewis, a Georgia congresswoman who has endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 race, had said about Sanders’ role in the movement: “I never saw him. I never met him.”

Two days later, he felt compelled to clarify his remarks “in the interest of unity.”

“The fact that I did not meet him in the movement does not mean I doubted that Sen. Sanders participated,” Lewis said, and “neither was I attempting to disparage his activism.”

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By Alex Seitz-Wald (Feb. 13, 2016 12:22 PM)

Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis on Saturday clarified comments he made earlier this week questioning Sen. Bernie Sanders’ involvement in the civil rights movement. Lewis, who is supporting Hillary Clinton over Sanders in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, had said he never met Sanders.

What to Know: Delegates, Unpledges Delegates, and Superdelegates

February 13, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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(Feb. 12, 2016) Matt Alder a former Barack Obama Delegate, DNC 2008, explains the differences between delegates, unpledged delegates, and superdelegates in a short and concise manner.

Bernie Sanders Is Intrepid According to the Secret Service

February 12, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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According to news reports already spreading over the internet, “The Bill Press Show” broke the news Thursday morning.

Upon reflection, #FeeltheIntrepid doesn’t quite sound as good as #FeeltheBern.

However, who can complain with what the word “Intrepid” actually means:

Intrepid – resolutely fearless; dauntless.

Nothing wrong with that.

Filed Under: Bernie Sanders 2016, Campaign 2016, News, Politics Tagged With: bernie sanders, Campaign 2016, Intrepid, secret service, secret service code name

Prior Experience or Better Judgment to be President? A List of US Presidents by Military Service

February 12, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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(Feb. 12, 2016 02:00 AM EST) Hillary Clinton has been focusing a lot of her debate arguments against Senator Bernie Sanders around the area of foreign affairs experience. More specifically, she has boasted she is more qualified to be president because of the experience she garnished while serving as Secretary of State.

This argument appears flawed. Sure, the presidency does have to tackle issues involving foreign affairs, to include commanding the world’s most powerful military as commander in chief.

In this respect, using Clinton’s logic, and since she did not serve in the military, therefore having no military experience, she is therefore unqualified to be president for lack of military experience.

Fortunately, the quid-pro-quo prior experience or lack there of qualifications logic has not been the determining factor when former presidents have run for, and have been subsequently elected to the presidency.

In fact, the current president, Barack Obama, did not serve in nor had any military experience.

Therefore, Clinton’s argument that failure to have past experience in an area that falls within the responsibility of the presidency, such as foreign affairs, to include commanding the most powerful military in the world, does not hold water.

The presidency is much bigger than the individual holding the position as president. When assuming the office, Presidents will surround themselves with qualified advisors, which he trusts and will seek advice and recommendations from. After which, he then applies his better judgment and wisdom on what decision to make.

Moreover, it is actually the wisdom, judgment, and core values of the individual elected as president which are the higher values and traits that are most determinative when weighing qualification for, or against, holding the position as president of the United States.

It may be that Clinton just doesn’t understand the hierarchy value systems which make up, and determine how a person behaves, think, deal with problems and when making decisions.

People under stand this. Perhaps this is why her credibility has been called into question on any number of issues facing Americans today in areas such as health care, military action and public policy.

Clinton may be a good tactician, however, people want, and have found a more trustworthy candidate in Bernie Sanders. A trend that many polls have proven to be true, especially those who voted in this past New Hampshire primary.

The following list outlines the military service of each president before becoming the commander in chief.

President	Service	Rank	Active Service
Barack Obama	None	None	None
George W. Bush	Texas Air National Guard	First Lieutenant	Stateside service as pilot during Vietnam War (1968–1973) Received early discharge in 1973.^[1]
Bill Clinton	None	None	None. Signed agreement to join Reserve Officer Training Corps at University of Arkansas during Vietnam War.^[2] Subsequently withdrew and entered draft, but received high draft number and was not drafted.^[3] (See Bill Clinton: Vietnam War opposition and draft controversy.)
George H. W. Bush	United States Naval Reserve	Lieutenant (Junior Grade)	World War II (1942–1945) Distinguished Flying Cross.
Ronald Reagan	United States Army Reserve, United States Army Air Corps	Captain	Stateside service during World War II (1942–1945); Army Reserve (1937–1942)
Jimmy Carter	United States Navy	Lieutenant	World War II at the United States Naval Academy Sea duty and stateside service 1946–1953 during the Korean War.
Gerald Ford	United States Naval Reserve	Lieutenant Commander	World War II (1942–1945); combat on USS Monterey, discharged in 1946.
Richard Nixon	United States Naval Reserve	Commander	World War II (1942–1945); Earned two Service Stars.
Lyndon B. Johnson	United States Naval Reserve	Commander^[4]	World War II received Silver Star medal after observation mission in which aircraft he was on came under Japanese attack.
John F. Kennedy	United States Navy	Lieutenant	World War II received Navy and Marine Corps Medal and Purple Heart
Dwight D. Eisenhower	United States Army	General of the Army	Stateside service during World War I. Served as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II (1942–1945). Visited troops in Korea in December 1952. Entire active-duty career spanned from 1915 until 1969 (excepting his two terms as president and Commander-in-Chief).
Harry S. Truman^[5]	Missouri Army National Guard United States Army, United States Army Reserve	Colonel	Stateside National Guard service in Missouri (1905–1911); World War I (1917–1918); transferred to Army Reserve and retired in 1953.
Franklin D. Roosevelt	None	None	None; Assistant Secretary of the Navy in World War I. Attempted to resign in order to enter uniformed service, but resignation not accepted. Visited France as part of Navy Department duties to observe military activities first hand.
Herbert Hoover	None	None	None; helped guide US Marines in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion.
Calvin Coolidge	None	None	None
Warren G. Harding	None	None	None
Woodrow Wilson	None	None	None
William Howard Taft	Connecticut Home Guard	None	None; United States Secretary of War 1904–1908. Enlisted in Connecticut Home Guard for World War I.
Theodore Roosevelt	United States Army	Colonel	Spanish–American War – only U.S. President to receive the Medal of Honor (awarded posthumously in 2001). Also a Navy Civilian, as Assistant Secretary of the Navy^[6]
William McKinley	United States Army	Brevet Major	American Civil War. Served in the 23rd Ohio Infantry under future President Rutherford B. Hayes; fought in the Battle of South Mountain, The Battle of Antietam, and in the Valley Campaigns of 1864.
Benjamin Harrison	United States Army	Brigadier General	American Civil War; Commanded an Infantry Brigade at the battles of Resaca, New Hope Church, Kennesaw Mountain, Marietta, Peachtree Creek and Atlanta; also Commanded a Brigade during Sherman’s March to the Sea.
Grover Cleveland	None	None	Paid George Benninsky $150 to take his place after Cleveland was drafted during Civil War under Conscription Act of 1863.
Chester A. Arthur	New York State Militia	Brigadier General	Judge Advocate General, Second Brigade of the New York Militia. Served as Engineer-in-Chief on the Governor’s staff, Quartermaster General and Inspector General of the New York Militia before and during the American Civil War. Declined appointment as commander of the 9th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment and command of four New York City regiments organized as the Metropolitan Brigade when Governor requested he remain Quartermaster General.
James Garfield	United States Army	Major General	American Civil War (1861–1863; commanded an Ohio Infantry Brigade at the Battles of Shiloh and Corinth; served as Chief of Staff for General William Rosecrans at the Battle of Chickamauga; left the army to serve in the United States House of Representatives).
Rutherford B. Hayes	United States Army	Major General	American Civil War. Served in the 23rd Ohio Infantry and commanded future President William McKinley; wounded at the Battle of South Mountain; also served at the Battle of Antietam and in the Valley Campaigns of 1864.
Ulysses S. Grant	United States Army	General of the Army	Mexican–American War and American Civil War; served 1843–54 and 1861–68.
Andrew Johnson	United States Army	Brigadier General	Served in Tennessee Militia in 1830s. American Civil War; served as Military Governor of Tennessee in 1862.
Abraham Lincoln	Illinois State Militia	Captain	Black Hawk War (served three months in 1832); see Abraham Lincoln in the Black Hawk War.
James Buchanan	Pennsylvania State Militia	Private	War of 1812
Franklin Pierce	United States Army	Brigadier General	New Hampshire Militia, 1831–46; Mexican–American War; commanded Infantry Brigade at Battle of Contreras (where his leg was injured), Battle of Churubusco, and the Assault on Mexico City.
Millard Fillmore	New York State Militia	Major	Served in New York Militia in 1820s and 1830s; Organized Union Continentals home guard unit in Buffalo, New York during American Civil War
Zachary Taylor	United States Army	Major General	War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Second Seminole War, Mexican–American War; entire career spanned from 1808 until 1848.
James K. Polk	Tennessee State Militia	Colonel	Joined cavalry unit in Tennessee Militia as a Captain. Subsequently appointed a Colonel on the staff of Governor William Carroll. Did not see war service.
John Tyler	Virginia militia	Captain	War of 1812
William Henry Harrison	United States Army	Major General	Northwest Indian War, War of 1812
Martin Van Buren	None	None	None; as State Senator during War of 1812 worked to pass war measures, including bills to expand New York militia and increase soldier pay. Special Judge Advocate appointed to aid in prosecuting William Hull at Hull’s court-martial after surrender of Detroit.
Andrew Jackson	Tennessee State Militia, United States Army	Major General	American Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Creek War, First Seminole War
John Quincy Adams	None	None	None; however he was a witness to Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 and reportedly was a non-participant in a Naval Battle between a British ship and a US ship he was on with his father during the American Revolution.
James Monroe	Continental Army	Major	American Revolutionary War; wounded at the Battle of Trenton; depicted holding the American flag behind General George Washington in the famous painting Washington Crossing the Delaware.
James Madison	Virginia militia	Colonel	American Revolutionary War, did not see action.
Thomas Jefferson	Virginia militia	Colonel	Commander of Albemarle County Militia at start of American Revolution, did not see action
John Adams	None	None	Adams served as chairman of the Continental Congress’s Board of War (1776–77), making him the simultaneous equivalent of today’s Secretary of Defense and Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee; was a semi-participant in a naval engagement between a British and US ship during the American Revolution.
George Washington	Virginia militia, Virginia Regiment, Continental Army, United States Army	General of the Armies	French and Indian War, American Revolutionary War.
President	Service	Rank	Active Service

Source: Wikipedia (Accessed: Feb. 11, 2016 23:00 EST

Filed Under: Bernie Sanders 2016, Hillary Clinton, News, Politics Tagged With: Campaign 2016, military experience, presidential race 2016, Prior Presidents List by Military Service

Voters of All Demographics Moving Toward Sanders

February 11, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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by Nathan Francis (The Inquisitr)

(Feb. 11, 2016)– Bernie Sanders delivered on his strong polls in New Hampshire, and though he faces big challenges ahead in Nevada and South Carolina there is new evidence to suggest he could ride a wave of momentum and grassroots support through these difficult, Hillary Clinton-leaning states.

Recent polling suggests that voters of all demographics — including those dominated by Clinton so far — are moving toward Sanders in recent days. This could be key if he aims to pull off upsets, or even better-than-expected performances in these states to fuel his upset bid.

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