Quotes About Representation

Every citizen's vote should count in America, not just the votes of partisan insiders in the Electoral College.

Every time an alien votes, it cancels out the vote of a U.S. citizen!

Fair votes - fundamentally - are about the rights and the interests of the people.

During my campaign, people of my age and younger said consistently that they would not vote because their votes simply no longer matter and because no government or member of Parliament cared a whit about their problems and their striving for employment.

I don't really worry what outside groups who score votes think. My job is to represent the people.

The people participate in votes in their states to choose electors to elect the president, but the people don't elect the president. We are not a democracy; we are a democratic republic. We have a representation system of government.

As a member of Congress who represents one of the few true swing districts in the country, I have always tried to engage groups of people who don't necessarily agree with all my votes or opinions.

And for far too long, the Democrats have had a monopoly on black votes in this country.

Well, it seems to me Lincoln, I suppose, is kind of a model of a particular sort of presidency, a presidency that first of all is elected by a minority of the votes.

To finalize, the purpose of an election is to hear the will of the people, not to fabricate votes.

If you double count some votes, that makes other votes disenfranchised.

Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.

The National Popular Vote is about getting states to convert from the winner-take-all rule. The states that pass the legislation will assign all their electoral votes to the candidate that got the most votes in the country, not just in the state.

The tough thing about these senatorial jobs is you get 'yes' or 'no' votes. Your whole job is to either say 'yes' or 'no' and explain why.

If elected members of any body - whether it's a state house or Congress - were not willing to take career-ending or at least election-losing votes, I would not have the right to vote today.

I've lived in New York state almost my entire life, so my votes never count.

I'm into looking at things from the other point of view. And if you look at who votes in the Oscars, mostly older Jewish guys, they're going to vote for stuff they relate to. Do they relate to NWA? I doubt it.

I've been pushing for the longest time that you get the votes easier and with more enthusiasm when people feel like you're addressing their concerns.

If you liked Mick Mulvaney's votes, you'll like my votes.

When members of a certain party concoct various devious schemes to suppress votes, purposely misinform potential voters, spread vile untrue filth about certain candidates, play the race, gender and religious cards, and literally tamper with vote tallies, then we are not a truly representative government!

The American system is set up to have two parties competing for votes. But Americans have not had the same two parties to choose from since the beginning.

Voters should know what their representative is doing, what votes he casts, and who he pays, so my office will make this data readily available in a way which is easy to understand.

The Clintons use black people for votes but then don't do anything for black communities after they're elected. They use us for photo ops.

Jon Tester continues to tell Montanans one thing and then votes the other way when he's back in Washington D.C.