Political Quotes

“I rise today in total outrage over the disenfranchisement of thousands of voters and the real betrayal of our democracy. I rise today because we will not go gentle into that night. We will not stand silently by to seal the results of an electoral system that is separate and unequal. We will not stand silently by while African American voters are dismissed from polling places, forced to use antiquated machines, and denied their rightful voice. I went to Florida to work to get out the vote for the same reason that I have gone overseas as an election observer, because free and fair elections are the very lifeblood of our democracy, because the principle of one person, one vote, must be more than empty rhetoric. This is not a dispute about chads; this is about fairness. Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for the right to vote. Medgar Evers died for the right to vote. Today, we stand here in their memory. The right to vote is meaningless if every vote is not counted. So let the world know that we failed in upholding our democratic principles, and that it was the Reagan-Bush Supreme Court, not the people of the United States, who decided the outcome of this election. I object to the tallying and to accepting the electoral votes and will formally do so.”