Political Quotes

“Madam President, colleagues, we are in the middle of a whole bunch of really important debates right now about the National Defense Authorization Act, trying to avoid a shutdown by the end of the day, and, of course, trying to find a path forward to authorize funding to continue to combat this pandemic. But it is worth noting today that an effort to overturn the 2020 election continues and, in many ways, is picking up steam, and we need to talk about the consequences for the Nation. Democracies are really fragile things. Ours only continues because we make choices so that it can remain. Our government really isn't a piece of paper upon which the Constitution is written. Our government--where voters, citizens, not kings or monarchs or oligarchs, decide who governs--is made possible by a series of decisions that we make every single day to put the rule of law ahead of our own political power or the position of our political party. That is the history of America-- our decision that democracy comes first, not the perpetuation of our own political power. Right now, the most serious attempt to overthrow our democracy in the history of this country is underway. Those who are pushing to make Donald Trump President for a second term, no matter the outcome of the election, are engaged in a treachery against their Nation. You cannot, at the same time, love America and hate democracy.…”