Ben Cardin actually said...

"the idea that winning an election gives the winner the power to impose his will without any institutional limits is as dangerous to democracy as a military coup."

"the case of Judge Maria Afiuni who was imprisoned, abused, spent 4 years under house arrest."

"democracy is nothing without checks on government power."

"My work on the Helsinki Commission is focused on human rights globally, and what happened there with Boko Haram kidnapping girls that are just going to school should be shocking to the entire world."