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Watch his congressional testimony.
Why? Could you watch the video I linked where he just detailed the official findings of the investigation?

Bernie Sanders didn't even speak in favor of it until 2009. Obama didn't come out for it until around the same time as Clinton. It's almost like progressive causes become more acceptable as time progresses!
It's almost like those 4 years make a big difference to the millions of gays and lesbians who needed political support against the Mormon's and Evangelicals trying to shove Constitutional Amendments across the country to deny gay marriage!

Where was Hillary and Obama when we needed to fight Prop 8 here in California?

The story of Gay Marriage is the story of courts following the Constitution while politicians tried to join the bandwagon at the eleventh hour to celebrate the inevitable SCOTUS ruling.

Large swathes of the public changed their mind on gay marriage over the last few decades, to where a majority are now in favor of it. Politicians took the same journey that their constituents did. Aren't politicians elected to represent their constituency, or am I missing something?
Politicians are duty obligated to uphold the Constitution. I don't care if there are still rural Southerns that want to segregate schools and ban gays from public life, their representative should know better than to spend their time in Congress simply parroting their voice.


The crime bill was passed with full support of the congressional black caucus. But you already know that.
Political reality of a Republican controlled Congress equipped with the next generation of PR tactics. Either join, or look weak by Frank Lutz.

"Mass imprisonment" wasn't a social issue to black communities at the time. Ridiculously high crime rates was.
No, drugs were the issue and I highly doubt the answer blacks were looking for was more cops on their streets given the Rodney King Riots showed how little they already trusted the system...

Being a rich white woman also doesn't prevent her from listening intently to the concerns of black communities. Her race, gender, and financial situation are irrelevant.
Actual people of color would disagree with that. There is no escaping privilege.

That watered down bill insured tens of millions of Americans, including myself. Is this the "all or nothing" mentality from Bernie bros? That never achieves anything. Obama's big crime is that he got something but not everything. Wow, welcome to politics.
No, it's the reform mentality that says you got those people insured not from improving the system but by making it illegal to not enter it.

Obama has used less executive orders than almost every previous president.
And? That's a talking point that doesn't refute my issue. It's not the number, it's why he is making them and what he is using them for...

Try again please.