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If elected president I will have a litmus test in terms of my nominee to be a Supreme Court justice. And the nominee will say, we are going to overturn this disastrous decision on Citizens United because that decision is undermining American democracy. I do not believe that billionaires should be allowed to buy politicians.

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Bernie Sanders
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: September 8
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Wall Street is greedy, reckless and they operate illegally. That's fine. But what do you do?
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I am running for president as a Democrat. And if elected, not only do I hope to bring forth a major change in national priorities, but let me be frank, I do want to see major changes in the Democratic Party.
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You know, let me be very clear. I supported Barack Obama originally.
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Finally, let understand that when we stand together, we will always win. When men and women stand together for justice, we win. When black, white and Hispanic people stand together for justice, we win.
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