Political Quotes

“I would like to speak to the SAVE America Act. The United States was founded on the principle that the right to vote is sacred and that protecting it is our sacred responsibility. I am going to read a quote from the Boston Gazette, published on April 16, 1781. This is Samuel Adams' writing 245 years ago: Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote . . . that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country. I often find that principles described in history become more relevant with time, and today, as this Congress debates whether proof of citizenship should be required to vote in Federal elections, those words from 1781 speak clearly to us now. When you ask the American people about this, there isn't much debate. I had two telephone townhall meetings this afternoon--one in north Louisiana, one in south. I asked: Press 1 if you support the SAVE Act. Press 2 if you don't and 3 if you are undecided. In both cases, with Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, 83 percent supported the SAVE Act. It turns out, nationwide, that is also what the American people say regardless of their party: 71 percent of Democrats and 95 percent of Republicans. That is why I am a proud cosponsor of the SAVE America Act--that is, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. By the way, in my State of Louisiana, we already have to show an ID to vote, and we participate.…”