“Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.” Quote by DeForest Soaries
“It was the biggest suppression of voting rights in our country's history since Jim Crow. And the thread of race runs from the beginning to the end of my book.” BookEndsCountryRunningRaceRightsOur CountryVotingThreadCrowSuppressionRight To VoteJim CrowVoting Rights Act Author:Sidney Blumenthal
“We are not voting for health care if we do not resolve this language on public funding for abortion - no public funding for abortion.” IfsCareLanguageHealth CareAbortionVotingResolveFundingNot Voting Author:Bart Stupak
“Spaniards have always shown great maturity and great common sense when it comes to voting.” CommonCommon SenseMaturityVotingSpaniards Author:Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
“Well, I was a very strong opponent of the war, in fact, one of those who went door to door to my colleagues and thus achieved 60 percent of the Democrats voting no against this war.” WellsWarFactsStrongDoorsPercentDemocratOpponentsVotingVery StrongColleagues Author:Jan Schakowsky
“I was the Secretary of State of New Jersey in November 2000. I paid careful attention to the challenges that stemmed from inadequate voting systems in various places.” StatesChallengesAttentionPaidCarefulVariousVotingSecretaryJerseyInadequateNovemberNew Jersey Author:DeForest Soaries
“Touch screen voting is a fine thing so long as they have a voter verified paper trail.” LongFineWalkingPaperScreensVotingVotersTrailsFine Things Author:Joan Blades
“The act of voting by ordinary Iraqis in the face of extreme danger confirms President Bush's belief that people around the globe, when given a chance, will choose liberty and democracy over enslavement and tyranny.” PeopleFacesBeliefGivenPresidentChanceLibertyDemocracyDangerOrdinaryExtremesTyrannyVotingGlobesPresident BushEnslavementGiven A Chance Author:John Ensign
“Parts of the Voting Rights Act are due to expire next year if Congress doesn't extend them, including the section that guarantees that voting rights will be protected by the federal government.” IfsYearsGovernmentNextRightsIncludingCongressDuesGuaranteesVotingProtectedFederal GovernmentSectionsNext YearRight To VoteGuarantees ThatVoting Rights Act Author:Marty Meehan
“Of course voting is useful. But then again, I don’t put a big glow to it. Voting is about as essential as washing yourself. It’s something you’re supposed to do. Now, you can’t go around bragging, expecting to get props because you voted. That’s stupid.” BigsCoursesStupidEssentialsVotingExpectingWashingGlowingPropsBragging Author:Chuck D
“We have seen voters denied their rights in recent elections as they have been incorrectly purged from lists, their absentee votes not counted, and voting machine integrity and security not assured.” Has BeensRightsSecurityIntegrityMachinesVoteElectionListsVotingVotersDeniedAssured Author:Marcy Kaptur