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Question: You once opposed mandatory sentences for people convicted of drug crimes.
Kerry: Yeah 1. There may have been an individual instance where I thought they were too long or didn’t make sense. 2 3
—Time, Feb. 9, 2004
[1] but I voted for them later on
[2] But I’ve voted for mandatory minimums
Kerry version:
Yeah, but I voted for them later on. There may have been an individual instance where I thought they were too long or didn’t make sense. But I’ve voted for mandatory minimums in certain instances.
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