Political Quotes

“elections are the heart of democracy. They are the instrument for the people to choose leaders and hold them accountable. At the same time, elections are a core public function upon which all other Government responsibilities depend. If elections are defective, the entire democratic system is at risk. Americans are losing confidence in the fairness of elections. We need to address the problems of our electoral system. Those are the words of the cochairmen of the Commission on Federal Election Reform, former Secretary of State Jim Baker and former President Jimmy Carter. Most people know Jimmy Carter, the former President. I happen to know him as a Governor. We served together. We also know him as a lion in the world of free and fair elections. He has traveled the globe, faced down dictators, watched over petty potentates, all in the name of free and fair elections. He believes we need a real voter identification. We took steps in the HAVA to make sure that somebody who had a right to vote was not unjustifiably denied that right by being refused an opportunity to vote at the polls. That is why we supported it, and it was a great idea to have a provisional ballot. But you can lose your vote just as surely and as effectively when somebody who is not eligible to vote casts an illegal vote that cancels your vote.…”