Political Quotes

“I come to the floor today in defense of what in essence is the very essence of our democracy and the voting rights of all Americans. Our dear friend, someone whom I had the privilege of serving with in the House of Representatives, the late John Lewis, took a beating on a bridge in Selma for the right to vote. Surely we in the Senate can muster a shred of his courage to protect that right. There are no other rights without the right to vote. It is through the right to vote that freedom rings, that justice reigns and opportunity arises. As we all know, this Monday was Dr. Martin Luther King Day, and we have to remember his words: He said: The vote is the most powerful instrument ever-- Ever-- devised by human beings for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison people because they are different from others. That is what he called the right to vote--humanity's greatest instrument for advancing progress. Well, the time has come for us to defend it. Now, my colleagues who oppose our voting rights legislation have had ample time to make their opinions heard. Soon, it will be time to end debate and hold a simple up-or-down vote on the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Advancement Act. After all, the State legislatures passing voter suppression laws across the country are doing so with simple majorities, conservative majorities that in many cases were born out of decades of partisan gerrymandering. How about the Supreme Court?…”