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In reply to the discussion: Did CNN Stack the Audience Against Bernie Sanders at His Town Hall? [View all]namahage
(1,157 posts)203. As if Kamala Harris didn't have tough questions during her town hall.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1901/28/se.01.html
See how she deals with this question from a Berniebro:
Funnily enough, there was no doxxing or claiming the town hall was rigged from Harris or her supporters.
See how she deals with this question from a Berniebro:
QUESTION: Your position -- you positioned yourself as in line with the progressive movement to make criminal justice less punitive and racist, yet your record as a prosecutor shows that you embrace the "tough on crime" mentality. You've defended California's death penalty, and as California's attorney general, your office opposed the release of non-violent prisoners and violated the constitutional rights of various drug defendants. How do you reconcile your contradictory past with what you claim to support today?
HARRIS: I've been consistent my whole career. My career has been based on an understanding, one, that as a prosecutor, my duty was to seek and make sure that the most vulnerable and voiceless among us are protected, and that is why I have personally prosecuted violent crimes that includes rape, child molestation, and homicide.
And I have also worked my entire career to reform the criminal justice system, understanding to your point that it is deeply flawed and in need of repair, which is why, as attorney general, for example, I led the Department of Justice, which is the largest state department of justice in any state, in California, and implemented the first of its kind in the nation implicit bias and procedural justice training for police officers.
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We have a real problem in this country about disproportionate application of the law based on who is charged with a crime, what kind of bail is set for them, what kind of sentencing they receive based on race. And there is a lot of work to do.
That's the work that I've been doing also in the Senate, of focusing on that, such as a bill that I have that would seek to reform the bail system in the United States and ultimately get rid of the cash bail system, understanding that is disproportionately applied in a way that causes people who do not have $20,000 in their back pocket to have to sit in jail for what could be weeks, months, and years awaiting trial versus the people who have money get out while they're awaiting trial. It's an economic justice issue as well as a criminal justice issue.
But I appreciate your point. It is a flawed system, deeply flawed, and we have got to reform it, and everyone has to be onboard. And we can't accept false choices, because I think we all realize it's a deeply flawed system, but we also want to make sure that when a woman is raped, a child is molested, one human being is killed by another human being, we also want to make sure there's going to be consequence and serious consequence for those crimes. So I appreciate your question.
And I have also worked my entire career to reform the criminal justice system, understanding to your point that it is deeply flawed and in need of repair, which is why, as attorney general, for example, I led the Department of Justice, which is the largest state department of justice in any state, in California, and implemented the first of its kind in the nation implicit bias and procedural justice training for police officers.
...
We have a real problem in this country about disproportionate application of the law based on who is charged with a crime, what kind of bail is set for them, what kind of sentencing they receive based on race. And there is a lot of work to do.
That's the work that I've been doing also in the Senate, of focusing on that, such as a bill that I have that would seek to reform the bail system in the United States and ultimately get rid of the cash bail system, understanding that is disproportionately applied in a way that causes people who do not have $20,000 in their back pocket to have to sit in jail for what could be weeks, months, and years awaiting trial versus the people who have money get out while they're awaiting trial. It's an economic justice issue as well as a criminal justice issue.
But I appreciate your point. It is a flawed system, deeply flawed, and we have got to reform it, and everyone has to be onboard. And we can't accept false choices, because I think we all realize it's a deeply flawed system, but we also want to make sure that when a woman is raped, a child is molested, one human being is killed by another human being, we also want to make sure there's going to be consequence and serious consequence for those crimes. So I appreciate your question.
Funnily enough, there was no doxxing or claiming the town hall was rigged from Harris or her supporters.
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Like it or not, all our candidates will be asked difficult questions about policy and transparency
emulatorloo
Feb 2019
#21
OMG!!! Well that does it... it's over!! Return the record campaign contributions...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2019
#114
Actually his ratings were better than Klobachur but less than Harris. His townhall aired 8 pm (5 pm
Nanjeanne
Feb 2019
#130
Sorry you really have some deep seated issues. I'm espousing nothing. I gave you some
Nanjeanne
Feb 2019
#138
Businesses and offices on the west coast operate differently than on the east coast. Many....
George II
Feb 2019
#147
There are three times as many people in the Eastern time zone than the Pacific time zone:
George II
Feb 2019
#146
This is why wish Sanders had not run...he will be the victim in in his supporters eyes...and
Demsrule86
Feb 2019
#142
What a Democrat asking a sometimes Democrat a question? Oh my stars and guarders!
wasupaloopa
Feb 2019
#3
Focus groups, yes... focused on destroying the candidate they want destroyed!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2019
#115
Were the questions relevant or not? Who cares who asked the questions? Were you expecting
lunamagica
Feb 2019
#9
The ability to answer questions about your record and ideas respectfully is a core competency for..
Cha
Feb 2019
#16
Seriously, how anyone could expect anything less? If dealing with these people
lunamagica
Feb 2019
#24
Thank you, pretty much the same basic definition as the one from urban dictionary.
George II
Feb 2019
#189
Who knows if they're even genuine. Wasn't a doctored video on twitter last week?
lapucelle
Feb 2019
#192
Do you have links to the tweets? Anything to provide context for the out of context screenshots? N/T
lapucelle
Feb 2019
#123
You didn't produce the tweets. You produced reactions that occurred years later.
lapucelle
Feb 2019
#168
Perhaps someone who knows how twitter works can help you find the context. N/T
lapucelle
Feb 2019
#178
I prefer cupcakes with my coffee. I like to dunk them until they're soggy with coffee. Mmm!
George II
Feb 2019
#205
And you know that how? You post tweets from 5-7 years ago, no link and no other...
George II
Feb 2019
#206
Gee, that was tougher than Hillary having to sit for over 12 hours before a hostile republican
still_one
Feb 2019
#42
piece of cake compared to that town hall. There were pitch forks and torches at cnn town hall
still_one
Feb 2019
#58
oh my. Look at the biceps on that girl. Poor Bernie. Ya know Cha, I think we could continue this
still_one
Feb 2019
#60
Oh, Walter Bragman's promoting this? He's the entitled author of "A Liberal Case For Donald Trump"
emulatorloo
Feb 2019
#74
I don't think he is ready for the hard questions related to reality Cha.
redstatebluegirl
Feb 2019
#153
The fault was with CNN and they admitted being wrong, furthermore that lady wasn't the only case
Uncle Joe
Feb 2019
#180
Listing Democrats as members of an audience stacked against a candidate for the Democratic
LuvLoogie
Feb 2019
#56
It's like how Democrats are accused of being corporate puppets because workers employed
betsuni
Feb 2019
#105
Who but political activists would attend a town hall over a year before the first primary?
Orangepeel
Feb 2019
#75
honestly im not buying this... all those participants are ppl who are really interested..
samnsara
Feb 2019
#129
I didn't watch, but judging by some of the comments in this discussion apparently...
George II
Feb 2019
#148
This is how it starts... Bernie people pissed about not getting a fair shake.
honest.abe
Feb 2019
#161
Exactly. It really has nothing to do with the message, or the platform, at all.
LongtimeAZDem
Feb 2019
#165
More than a year before the first primary? Of course the audience is politically involved
Orangepeel
Feb 2019
#182