Vote Quotes

For Members of Congress, we are saying here on the Democratic side of the aisle we are not going to vote for another pay increase for Members of Congress until the American people get an increase.

I think the Democrats are catering to them, but, you know, in the entire history of the United States of America, there has never been a judge who has been refused a vote when there was a majority of Senators willing to vote for his confirmation, never in history.

It's very clear you have to engage the public and say: You have to vote no on 74, no on 75, no on 76, no on 77. Those are the issues that Arnold pushing. And those are reactionary, Republican initiatives.

In the past week it has become clear that the vote on the final healthcare bill will be very close. I take this vote with the utmost seriousness. I am quite aware of the historic fight that has lasted the better part of the last century to bring America in line with other modern democracies in providing single payer health care.

I will vote my hopes and not my fears.

McCain I'd vote against under any circumstance.

Decisions just look different with women at the table. We still have a long way to go. The most powerful thing we own is our vote.

I would never say somebody had to vote for anybody. That would be terrible. I haven't said that.

The Liberal Party of Canada, heading into an election, at the last minute they always stand up and they say: We know there's people out there that want to vote NDP and God love you. But if you vote for them you're throwing your vote away.

The sight of allegedly sophisticated politicians parroting complete tripe trivialises and demeans government and it has to be stopped. It's played a significant part in public disillusionment with politics and has led to the absurd situation where more people vote for 'Strictly Come Dancing' than voted in the general election.

I ask Hoosiers to come together and vote for Barack Obama to be our next President.

I think there should be a literacy test and a poll tax for people to vote.

I want to stand by my country, but I cannot vote for war.

The vote is a trust more delicate than any other, for it involves not just the interests of the voter, but his life, honor and future as well.

Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.

I think she has more gospel style than I do. I think I'm more, umm, you know mainstream I guess. I don't know if we split the vote. That could be possible but I don't think we are the same at all.

People are tired of just yelling at the TV set. They actually are going to turn out and vote.

From my standpoint, I want to work with homeland security, justice to make sure that U.S. citizens' vote is not diluted.

Television is the most perfect democracy. You sit there with your remote control and vote.

My hope is that 10 years from now, after I've been across the street at work for a while, they'll all be glad they gave me that wonderful vote.

You can't just trot out a brown face or a Spanish surname and expect people are going to vote for your party or your candidate.

Don't forget to vote for Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Stay home if you're voting for Dole.

I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or jailed, beaten or economically deprived.

In the United States, commentators recognize that, generally speaking, most people who hold liberal positions over a range of issues will likely vote Democratic, while most people, again generally speaking, who hold conservative positions will vote Republican.

It takes ground activity to stimulate that Black vote.

And the president is all wrong when he maintains that a nominee should have an up-or-down vote. The Constitution doesn't say that. The Constitution doesn't say that that nominee shall have any vote at all. There doesn't have to even be a vote.

If you were to describe me as teetotal, on behalf of my constituency I'd have to sue; that would lose me every vote in the Highlands.

Now that this legislation has passed the House, I look forward to the vote in the Senate that will bring us to Conference, where we can resolve any outstanding issues and make this postal reform reality - for the Postal Service and for all Americans.

There is no hope even that woman, with her right to vote, will ever purify politics.

You may not be aware of a recent survey that showed that if the First Amendment were put to a popular vote today, it would fail by a 60% to 40% vote.