Post by Logan on Jan 19, 2016 23:09:37 GMT -6
Bernie Sanders Spokesman Rips Human Rights Campaign Over Clinton Endorsement
In response to the Human Rights Campaign’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton for president this morning, the Bernie Sanders campaign ripped the nation’s largest LGBT rights organization for making a decision “that cannot possibly be based on facts and the record.”
The irate reaction came from Sanders campaign spokesperson Michael Briggs in an interview with the Washington Blade‘s Chris Johnson:
DOMA, of course, was signed into law by Bill Clinton as was the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.
In recent months, Hillary Clinton has defended the reasoning behind DOMA, telling Rachel Maddow that the legislation was a “defensive action” to prevent a federal marriage amendment. However, as many critics and opponents have pointed out, there was no federal marriage amendment in the works at the time.
Continued at www.towleroad.com/2016/01/bernie-sanders-spokesman/ .
In response to the Human Rights Campaign’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton for president this morning, the Bernie Sanders campaign ripped the nation’s largest LGBT rights organization for making a decision “that cannot possibly be based on facts and the record.”
The irate reaction came from Sanders campaign spokesperson Michael Briggs in an interview with the Washington Blade‘s Chris Johnson:
Touting Sanders as “somebody who’s been for gay rights long, long ago” since he was mayor of Burlington, Vt., Briggs said Sanders as a U.S. senator voted against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in 1993 and he voted against Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. Briggs also cited Sanders’ support in calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn DOMA.
Recalling Sanders support for civil unions in Vermont when it became the first state to enact them in 2000, Briggs said Sanders was “a pioneer on this early version of gay marriage, and has by far the most exemplary record on gay rights of any candidate ever in American history.”
Recalling Sanders support for civil unions in Vermont when it became the first state to enact them in 2000, Briggs said Sanders was “a pioneer on this early version of gay marriage, and has by far the most exemplary record on gay rights of any candidate ever in American history.”
DOMA, of course, was signed into law by Bill Clinton as was the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.
In recent months, Hillary Clinton has defended the reasoning behind DOMA, telling Rachel Maddow that the legislation was a “defensive action” to prevent a federal marriage amendment. However, as many critics and opponents have pointed out, there was no federal marriage amendment in the works at the time.
Continued at www.towleroad.com/2016/01/bernie-sanders-spokesman/ .