Wait. Where Was Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) During Yesterday's Fillibuster?

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If I were running for president, and if I were also a sitting senator who had voted against the Brady bill five times, and if I were looking to show that the polices of the peoples' political revolution can push through congressional gridlock even just a little bit despite suggestions that they'd be DOA, then I would have FOUND A WAY during the course of that heart-melting, grief-inducing, hope-stirring, 15-hour filibuster / moment of national catharsis in order to stand in solidarity with the other senators (and theater-makers!, and regular ol' citizens!) who were fighting to propose that congress have a conversation about maybe just possibly voting for common sense gun control laws that the majority of Americans (including 74% NRA members!) support.



The Washington Post reports that Sanders was in Burlington, VT—a one-hour flight from Washington D.C.—during the filibuster, preparing for the major announcement he's supposed to give today at 5:30 p.m. PST. To be fair, though, he did post a Tweet in support of Murphy yesterday:

Bernie Sanders
✔ ‎@SenSanders

We owe a debt of gratitude to @ChrisMurphyCT for demanding action to help prevent gun violence. Congress has been silent for too long.

7:22 AM - 16 Jun 2016

He may as well have sent his "thoughts and prayers." And though Sanders has always backed an assault weapons ban, HE is one of the members of congress who have been "silent for too long," especially regarding the issue of federal background checks and waiting periods. Speaking to Politifact, Sanders spokesman Jeff Weaver said that Bernie's opposition to the Brady bill was merely a moment of him being a vessel for his constituency, "He said he would be against waiting periods, and he kept his word to the people of Vermont." Well, now the people of Vermont overwhelmingly want strict gun control laws.

http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2016/06/16/24222902/wait-where-was-bernie-sanders-d-vermont-during-yesterdays-fillibuster