#voting

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns. ↗

— Arlen Specter

#enormous #fundamental #our #returns #voting

President Bush remained undeterred by the massive display of American opposition, even though much of it came from the hundreds of thousands of voters who supported him by voting for Nader. ↗

— Jon Stewart

#bush #came #display #even #him

I used to play basketball and I was pretty competitive, but I was never a bad loser. I never got angry. For me it was always about doing my best and devoting myself to a challenge. ↗

— Benicio Del Toro

#always #angry #bad #basketball #best

Representative government is artifice, a political myth, designed to conceal from the masses the dominance of a self-selected, self-perpetuating, and self-serving traditional ruling class. ↗

— Giuseppe Prezzolini

#government #oligarchy #plutocracy #voting #design

Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#ensure #every #integrity #moral #moral obligation

Well, first of all, I think that a lot of the voters who are voting for the tea party candidates have really good impulses. That is, they believe that for years and years and years, the people with wealth and power or government power have done well and ordinary people have not. That's true. ↗

— William J. Clinton

#candidates #done #first #first of all #good

We are scheduled to meet this year fewer days than any Congress since at least 1948. And that is even before I was born. So far, we are in the 123rd day of this year, and yet we have only had 26 voting days in this body. That is a shame. ↗

— Jim Cooper

#before #body #born #congress #day

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. ↗

— John Ensign

#around #belief #bush #chance #choose

As long as Florida remains a swing state, Cuban exiles in Florida will remain a very powerful voting bloc. ↗

— Joshua A. Tucker

#cuban #exiles #florida #long #powerful

In many cases, the Treasury will get preferred or convertible preferred stock for the money it gives to banks. These shares typically don't have voting rights, possibly to give more of a hands-off appearance to the government. ↗

— Jerrry A. Webman

#banks #cases #convertible #get #give