Political Quotes

“We are asking people who deserve the right to vote to wait. They have been waiting for too long. As Thomas Paine said: The right of voting for representatives is a primary right by which all other rights are protected. To take away this right is to reduce this man to slavery for slavery consists of being subject to the will of another, and he who has not a vote in the election of representatives is in this case. Sure, 36 States have done something. But how many of the people who called me on KCEP radio can go to a circuit judge and get their right to vote? How many can obtain a pardon from the Governor or the President? Very, very few. I think it is really a shame that someone who has been convicted of a crime, who has served the sentence, whether 1 year or 100 years, after that person gets out he can't vote. This affects millions of people. Who is affected more than anyone else? Minorities. Unfair practices have been established in many States, most of the time, making it extremely difficult if not impossible for these people to vote.”