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“My non-concession speech on November 16, 2018, served as a declaration of intent. We have been taught to expect concessions not only to the outcome of an electoral contest but to the system that undergirds it.”

Voting Voting Rights Broken Systems Concession Voting Suppression

Book:Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America

Source: Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America

“…any voter denied a say in democracy has been harmed, and a remedy is in order regardless of the effect on an electoral outcome.”

Democracy Harm Voting Rights Voter

Book:Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America

Source: Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America

“No other right guaranteed by our constitution permits the loss of a right for failure to use it—to wit, I don't lose my Second Amendment right if I choose not to go hunting and I still have freedom of religion if I skip church now and then.”

United States Voting Elections Voting Rights

Book:Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America

Source: Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America

“Voting rights are the most basic tenet of our democracy, and the bare minimum one should expect from the government. Our presidents can send our neighbors to war. Local elected officials decide the mundane questions of trash pickup and the weightier issues of hospital closures. At every level of our lives in this republic, we choose men and women to speak for us, yes, but also to determine the direction of our daily lives. And all it takes is a teachers’ strike or a government shutdown to remind us how vital elections can be to the daily rhythms of life.”

Democracy Daily Life Elections Voting Rights

Book:Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America

Source: Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America