“Nine years ago on September 14, 2001, I placed the lone vote against the 'Authorization for Use of Military Force' - an authorization that I knew would provide a blank check to wage war anywhere, at any time, and for any length.” YearsWarUseForceMilitaryYears AgoVoteNineChecksLengthBlankSeptemberLoneNine YearsMilitary ForceBlank Check Author:Barbara Lee
“Secretary of state Colin Powell himself eloquently pointed out the many ways to get at the root of this problem... economic, diplomatic, legal and political, as well as military. A rush to launch precipitous military counterattacks runs too great a risk that more innocent men, women and children will be killed. I could not vote for a resolution that I believe will lead to such an outcome.” MenWayBelieveWellsChildrenStatesProblemRunningPoliticalI BelieveRiskEconomicMilitaryRootsVoteInnocentOutcomesResolutionSecretaryMen WomenEloquenceDiplomaticInnocent Man Author:Barbara Lee
“I might have arguments with the size of Reagan's military buildup, but given the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, staying ahead of the Soviets militarily seemed a sensible thing to do. Pride in our country, respect for our armed services, a healthy appreciation for the dangers beyond our borders, an insistence that there was no easy equivalence between East and West--in all this I had no quarrel with Reagan. And when the Berlin Wall came tumbling down, I had to give the old man his due, even if I never gave him my vote.” IfsMenGivingCountryMightGivenEasyMilitaryDangerWallPrideHealthyArgumentVoteWestSizeAppreciationDuesEastOur CountryBordersThings To DoStayingOld ManAfghanistanSovietSensibleQuarrelsInvasionBerlinInsistenceEast And WestBerlin WallTumblingArmed ServicesTumbling Down Book:The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream Source: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
“(President Nixon,) in the face of a vote to impeach he might try, as "commander-in-chief", to use military forces to keep himself in power.” TryingUseMightFacesForcePresidentMilitaryVoteChiefsCommandersCommander In ChiefMilitary ForcePresident Nixon Author:Carl T. Rowan
“I grew up in the military. I've lived that life. I know that our soldiers are out there fighting for our right to vote, and they're out there fighting for other countries' rights to vote... Guys have been dying for it, and we have to go out and exercise it.” KnowsHas BeensCountryGuyFightingRightsDyingMilitaryGrewExerciseGrew UpVoteSoldierOther CountriesRight To Vote Author:Robert Griffin III
“I proposed a law that every country where the U.S. has a military base - those people should be allowed to vote in the American election.” PeopleShouldCountryLawMilitaryVoteElectionAmerican Elections Author:Bill Ayers
“It's quite clear that Gore won most of the votes. I think the accurate description for them is a military plutocracy. Having lived and worked in the United States, I must add that I don't want to make too much of the distinction between the Bush regime and its predecessors. I don't see a great deal of difference.” ThinkingWantStatesDifferencesUnitedDealsUnited StatesClearToo MuchMilitaryVoteAddDistinctionDescriptionRegimesAccurateGorePredecessorsPlutocracy Author:John Pilger
“I'm very much in the trenches, and I don't live in the lap of luxury. I come from a working-class military family. We watch the news and read the paper and vote, so there's always something to be upset about. I always have a certain amount of angst in my back pocket.” CertainClassWatchesMilitaryAmountPaperNewsVoteLuxuryUpsetPocketsWorking ClassLapAngstTrenchesMilitary Family Author:Pink
“Broadly speaking, the Southern and Western desert and mountain states will vote for the candidate who endorses an aggressive military, a role for religion in public life, laissez-faire economic policies, private ownership of guns and relaxed conditions for using them, less regulation and taxation, and a valorization of the traditional family.” StatesRolesEconomicConditionsMilitaryPolicyMountainGunVoteWesternTraditionalDesertCandidatesSouthernAggressiveRegulationOwnershipRelaxedTaxationPublic LifeLaissez FaireEconomic PolicyTraditional Family Author:Steven Pinker