Quotes About Democracy

Voting in presidential and congressional elections is a national right - and the national government should protect it.

As long as there have been elections, there have been attempts to keep eligible people from voting.

Early voting is a vital component of the electoral landscape in Ohio.

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.

So that they can actually make it known to the American people before they vote what they're voting for.

Touch screen voting is a fine thing so long as they have a voter-verified paper trail.

When public access to voting is impaired or when public confidence in voting is diluted, democracy suffers and our freedom is less secure.

Beyond that, states had to also have electronic voting machines that made it possible for people who are physically handicapped to vote in private... and the computerized voting machine made it very easy for, particularly, the blind.

Indeed, when all parties campaign effectively the overall effect is to push up voting rates, as you see in tight marginal seats or close general elections. That must be good for democracy.

I don't think everyone should vote. If you have to be dragged into the polls, carried into the polls and smelling salts have to be used, you probably shouldn't be voting. However, we shouldn't be putting up barriers to voting that target certain groups.

Its easy to view politicians as corrupt and voting essentially an act of picking the lesser of two evils. I understand that perspective and feel it's valid.

I believe in the critical importance of participating in the political system - from voting to standing for election. It's both rewarding and necessary that men and women of good will and clear thinking engage in honest, open debate.

I have voted for a Republican for president ever since I was voting and since I was 18 years old.

Of course, no one wants to ban the vote. Voting should remain available for sporting and recreational purposes. But certain types of votes clearly should be curtailed - 'assault votes,' for example, in which the only purpose of the vote is to harm others.

In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process.

Voting is a civic sacrament - the highest responsibility we have as Americans.

Eventually I foresee voting on the Internet, which will lead to much more direct democracy.

Democratic elections alone do not remedy the crisis of confidence in government. Moreover, there is no viable justification for a democratic system in which public participation is limited to voting.

I think that when Americans go to vote, states should not list what party the candidates are affiliated with. That would require voters to actually think and get to know a candidate instead of voting for their favorite gang. 'Oh, this guy is a Republican, so he must be good.'

The more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights.

Voting has proliferated in the United States, and it has reached a point where there is now almost one vote available per citizen over the age of eighteen.

There's a lot of fuss on the Left about election irregularities, like, you know, the voting machines were tampered with, they didn't count the votes right, and so on. That's all accurate and of some importance, but of far more importance is the fact that elections just don't take place, not in any meaningful sense of the term 'election.'

If we go by the National Popular Vote, we'll get more people voting.

I'm voting for Bernie Sanders because he doesn't take any corporate money.