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“The two party electoral system performs the essential function of helping to legitimate the existing social order.”

Two Helping Political Order Social Party Essentials Function Social Order Electoral Systems

Author:Michael Parenti

“I think it is a cornerstone of our electoral system that you raise electoral funds for elections but that doesn't mean that therefore the implication can be made that the recipients are incapable of transacting their interests and their duties towards people any differently.”

People Thinking Mean Made Interest Duty Raises Election Fund Incapable Implications Cornerstones Electoral Systems

Author:Bill Shorten

“It's one of the reasons [professional politicians] why people's confidence in the electoral system has declined so much. They have all become shadowy political creatures”

People Reason Political Politician Creatures Electoral Systems

Author:Geoffrey Howe

“In the US, first of all, the electoral system has been almost totally shredded. For a long time it's been pretty much run by private concentrated spending but now it's over the top. Elections increasingly over the years have been [public relations] extravaganzas.”

Years Firsts Long Has Beens Running Long Time Relation Election Spending Public Relations Over The Top Electoral Systems

Author:Noam Chomsky

“We need a Supreme Court that will stand up on behalf of women's rights, on behalf of the rights of the LGBT community, that will stand up and say no to Citizens United, a decision that has undermined the election system in our country because of the way it permits dark, unaccountable money to come into our electoral system.”

“Many militarists would like to see California's votes vanish from the national electoral system, which would then become more Republican.”

Republican Vote California Electoral Systems

Author:David Swanson

“We Americans are focused on Russia`s attacks with our electoral system and we`re consumed with that. But Russia is pushing against the West generally.”

West Focused Russia Pushing Consumed Electoral Systems

Author:Daniel Fried

“Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system.”

Humans Whole Intention Obscure Hype Deceptive Unreliable Electoral Systems

Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero

“The great disadvantage of our present electoral system is that it freezes the pattern of politics, and holds together the incompatible because everyone assumes that if a party splits it will be electorally slaughtered”

Ifs Together Party Assuming Patterns Splits Freeze Disadvantages Electoral Process Electoral Systems

Book:Partnership of principle: writings and speeches on the making of the alliance

Source: Partnership of principle: writings and speeches on the making of the alliance

“It seems to be impossible to hold a credible election without reforming the electoral system.”

Seems Impossible Election Reformation Credible Electoral Systems

Author:Sheikh Hasina