Sherrod Brown and his Military Commissions Act vote: "I was wrong"
Reposted from http://progressohio.org/
Sherrod appeared on June 17, 2007 on a panel at the Take Back America Conference with Bernie Sanders and Amy Klobuchar, moderated by Katrina vanden Heuvel. At the 1:02:50 mark, close to the end of the discussion, we get a question from an audience member (video):
Question: "In 2006, when you were still a member of the House of Representatives you voted for the Military Commissions Act, which had as one of its elements, the suspension of Habeas Corpus. Given your recent efforts to restore Habeas Corpus, would you still cast that same vote today."
Sherrod: "No, I was wrong."
That's it. Nothing more. No excuses, no explanations, just an admission that he "was wrong."
Normally, I demand that Democrats do not back down from decisions they make, because they will be cast as "weak" by Republicans. But in this case, it's a relief to hear Sherrod utter those words.
Also expounded upon at crooksandliars.com: Link
Sherrod appeared on June 17, 2007 on a panel at the Take Back America Conference with Bernie Sanders and Amy Klobuchar, moderated by Katrina vanden Heuvel. At the 1:02:50 mark, close to the end of the discussion, we get a question from an audience member (video):
Question: "In 2006, when you were still a member of the House of Representatives you voted for the Military Commissions Act, which had as one of its elements, the suspension of Habeas Corpus. Given your recent efforts to restore Habeas Corpus, would you still cast that same vote today."
Sherrod: "No, I was wrong."
That's it. Nothing more. No excuses, no explanations, just an admission that he "was wrong."
Normally, I demand that Democrats do not back down from decisions they make, because they will be cast as "weak" by Republicans. But in this case, it's a relief to hear Sherrod utter those words.
Also expounded upon at crooksandliars.com: Link
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