“The founders understood that democracy would inevitably evolve into a system of legalized plunder unless the plundered were given numerous escape routes and constitutional protections such as the separation of powers, the Bill of Rights, election of senators by state legislators, the electoral college, no income taxation, most governmental functions performed at the state and local levels, and myriad other constitutional limitations on the powers of the central government.” StatesGovernmentGivenLevelsDemocracyRightsCollegeUnderstoodFunctionElectionBillsProtectionSeparationIncomeLocalsLimitationEvolveFoundersSenatorsRoutesTaxationIncome TaxLegislatorsBill Of RightsPlunderSeparation Of PowersElectoral CollegeCentral Government Author:Thomas DiLorenzo
“Iraqis have held elections and have recently put together their government, all encouraging developments.” GovernmentTogetherDevelopmentElection Author:Jim Leach
“The House is rooted in the principle of direct elections and is unique among all branches and bodies of the federal government as without exception, the people's voice.” PeopleBodyGovernmentHouseVoicePrinciplesUniqueDirectElectionBranchesExceptionRootedFederal Government Author:Charles W. Pickering
“Although my seat is a contest between Labour and the Lib Dems, it could well make the difference between a Labour and a Tory government at the next election. In terms of international development, this choice is a very clear one.” WellsGovernmentChoicesNextTermDifferencesClearDevelopmentElectionInternationalSeatsLabourContests Author:Lucy Powell
“This contest between the secular and religious visions of government is really the main choice to be made. It won't be decided in one election, but it is a basic choice between an open and progressive Iraq and one that is backward and continues to fall behind.” MadeGovernmentChoicesFallReligiousBehindsVisionDecidedElectionIraqMade ItProgressiveSecularContests Author:Adnan Pachachi
“John Prescott has made the government look greedy and ridiculous. Labour is seen as the corrupt party. The government has been fulfilling the old rule that oppositions do not win elections, governments lose them.” LooksHas BeensMadeGovernmentWinningLosesPartyElectionRidiculousOppositionLabourFulfillingGreedy Author:William Rees-Mogg
“For the stability of the Government, the people should have a considerable voice in the elections.” PeopleShouldGovernmentPoliticsVoicePowerShould HaveElectionStability Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“Communism is a form of government under which every citizen at election time enjoys the privilege of voting Yes.” GovernmentFormEnjoyCitizensElectionPrivilegeCommunismVotingForms Of GovernmentElection Time Author:Evan Esar
“If there is to be responsible party government, the party label must be something more than a mere device for securing office. Unless those who are elected under the same party designation are willing to assume sufficient responsibility and exhibit sufficient loyalty and coherence, so that they can cooperate with each other in the support of the broad general principles, of the party platform, the election is merely a mockery, no decision is made at the polls, and there is no representation of the popular will.” IfsMadeGovernmentDecisionPartyResponsibilityPrinciplesSupportWillingOfficeResponsibleElectionAssumingMereLoyaltyLabelsSufficientDevicesBroadsPlatformsRepresentationPollsExhibitsMockeryBeing ResponsibleCoherenceDesignation Author:Calvin Coolidge
“I shall not rest until, once again, the destinies of our people and our party are joined together again in victory at the next general election Labour in its rightful place in government again.” PeopleGovernmentTogetherNextPartyDestinyVictoryElectionLabourTogether AgainGeneral Elections Author:Tony Blair
“My mission is to lead the country out of a bad situation of corruption, depression and slavery. After I rid the country of these vices, I will then organize and supervise a general election of a genuinely democratic civilian government.” CountryGovernmentSituationElectionSlaveryDemocraticVicesCorruptionMissionsOrganizeCiviliansBad SituationsGeneral Elections Author:Idi Amin
“I think I have been perfectly clear in saying that I hope Canadians do elect a majority government. I think this cycle of election after election, minority after minority is beginning to put some of the country's interests in serious jeopardy.” ThinkingHas BeensCountryGovernmentInterestClearSeriousElectionMajorityMinoritiesCyclesJeopardy Author:Stephen Harper
“I am proud of the decision of this Administration to overthrow Saddam Hussein. I am proud of the liberation of 25 million Iraqis. And I'm proud to see an Iraq that is now emerging with a stronger government, a truly multiethnic, multi-sectarian government that's about to have its second set of elections, that's inviting private investment into Iraq, and that is making peace with its Arab neighbors.” GovernmentDecisionMillionsProudStrongerElectionInvestmentIraqNeighborAdministrationLiberationSaddamHusseinEmergingMaking PeaceInviting Author:Condoleezza Rice
“When you think about a presidential candidate spending all of his or her time talking to that tiny, tiny fraction of us who have the capacity to fund political elections, it's obvious why the perspective of government is skewed relative to what most Americans care about.” ThinkingGovernmentCarePoliticalTalkingPerspectiveCapacityElectionObviousSpendingTinyPresidentialCandidatesFundRelativeFractionsPresidential CandidatePolitical Election Author:Lawrence Lessig
“It will be, I suppose, a foolhardy Government that tries to push through legislation making knowledge of both official languages one of the qualifications for election to the House of Commons or appointment to the Senate, but maybe it will have to come to this as a price we must pay for equality of the two great language groups of our founding fathers.” TryingTwoGovernmentFatherHouseLanguagePayGroupsElectionOfficialsSenateLegislationFoundingOur Founding FathersAppointmentsQualificationsHouse Of CommonsFoolhardy Author:Judy LaMarsh
“In a democracy the responsibility for the Government's economic policies, which so affect the economy, normally rests with the elected representative of the people: in our case, with the President and the Congress. If these two follow economic policies inimical to the general welfare, they are accountable to the people for their actions on election day. With Federal Reserve independence, however, a body of men exist who control one of the most powerful levers moving the economy and who are responsible to no one.” PeopleIfsMenTwoBodyGovernmentActionMovingPoliticsPresidentPowerfulResponsibilityCasesEconomyDemocracyEconomicPolicyResponsibleElectionIndependenceCongressWelfareLiberalismMost PowerfulRepresentativesReservesFederal ReserveElection DayEconomic PolicyLeversGeneral Welfare Author:Wright Patman
“Republicans are systematically and deliberately trying to stop millions of American citizens from voting. What part of democracy are they afraid of? I call on Republicans at all levels of government, with all manner of ambition, to stop fear mongering about a phantom epidemic of election fraud. I'm calling for universal, automatic voter registration, every citizen in every state in the union.” TryingStatesGovernmentLevelsMillionsDemocracyCitizensCallingRepublicanAmbitionUniversalElectionUnionsVotingVotersFraudEpidemicsPhantomsAmerican CitizensRegistrationFear MongeringVoter Registration Author:Greg Gutfeld
“If I were afraid of polls, I never would've been elected in two landslide elections, leading a highest percentage in our state's last election for governor. If I were afraid of polls, we wouldn't have privatized our charity hospital system, we wouldn't cut our state budget 26%, wouldn't have cut over 30,000 state government bureaucrats, wouldn't have done statewide school choice. Here's the real record.” IfsTwoRealStatesDoneGovernmentSchoolLastsChoicesRecordsCuttingHighestElectionCharityBudgetsHospitalsGovernorsPollsPercentagesBureaucratsState GovernmentLandslidesSchool Choice Author:Bobby Jindal
“The future lies with those wise political leaders who realize that the great public is interested more in Government than in politics. The growing independence of voters, after all, has been proven by the votes in every Presidential election since my childhood and the tendency, frankly, is on the increase.” Has BeensGovernmentPoliticalLyingRealizingLeaderWiseGrowingChildhoodVoteIncreaseElectionIndependenceTendenciesPresidentialVotersProvenPolitical LeadersPresidential Election Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt
“The Gadianton Robbers from the Book of Mormon are loose among us. The King-men, and women, are running our government. And, worst of all, we are blindly electing them, or appointing them so they can continue to destroy the things we cherish most.” MenBookGovernmentRunningWomenWorstKingsMen And WomenElectionBlindSacredCherishDestroyingAppointmentsDestroyersRobbersBlind FaithMormonism Author:John Andreas Widtsoe