Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 1215) expressing support for Bangladesh's return to democracy, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The text of the resolution is as follows: H. Res. 1215 Whereas March 26 is the anniversary of Bangladesh's independence; Whereas the Constitution of Bangladesh, ratified in 1972 following a war of independence, established a democracy ruled by and for the people of Bangladesh; Whereas Bangladesh has a population of approximately 160,000,000 people, is the world's fourth most populated Muslim country, and is a moderate and democratic Muslim nation; Whereas before elections in December 2008, Bangladesh held what the international community viewed as three free and fair elections in 1991, 1996, and 2001, respectively; Whereas in October 2006, power was handed over to a caretaker government before the January 22, 2007, scheduled election and the caretaker government subsequently imposed a state of emergency on January 11, 2007; Whereas the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution in September 2008 calling for the return of democracy in Bangladesh; Whereas the caretaker government of Bangladesh returned the country to democracy through an election held on December 29, 2008; Whereas the December 29, 2008, election was monitored by numerous international election observers that declared the election credible; Whereas the United States Department of State welcomed ``the su…”