Political Quotes

“I thank the gentle, yet courageous, lady from California for leading this floor discussion debate, if you will. I thank the Rules Committee for allowing this rule, this amendment to be in order, and I also would like to thank my staff for the stellar, outstanding job they have done to help bring this amendment to the floor. Madam Chairwoman, on November 19, 1863, the 16th President of the United States of America standing near the battlefield at Gettysburg proclaimed that ``government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.'' That is what our bill, H.R. 1, is all about, government of the people, by the people, for the people. Madam Chairwoman, you cannot have government of the people, by the people, for the people without the precious right to vote. The right to vote is something that people have fought for in this country. Dr. King marched for it; John Lewis went to jail for it, the Honorable John Lewis, a Member of this House; Schwerner, Goodman, Chaney died for it. The right to vote, H.R. 1, is about protecting the right to vote. This amendment is one that will help us to inculcate new, young people into the voting process. The amendment simply allows those who are in high school to receive voter registration information while they are in school on the school campus. {time} 1315 It does not change the laws related to registration and qualification to vote.…”