In my lifetime, we’ve gone from Eisenhower to George W. Bush. We’ve gone from John F. Kennedy to Al Gore. If this is evolution, I believe that in twelve years, we’ll be voting for plants. – Lewis Black
American youth attributes much more importance to arriving at driver’s license age than at voting age. – Marshall McLuhan
When New Labour came to power, we got a Right-wing Conservative government. I came to realise that voting Labour wasn’t in Scotland’s interests any more. Any doubt I had about that was cast aside for ever when I saw Gordon Brown cosying up to Margaret Thatcher in Downing Street. – Jimmy Reid
Majority rule only works if you’re also considering individual rights. Because you can’t have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper. – Larry Flynt
Women ought to be fully guarded by law in all rights of property, labor, profession, etc.; but, roughly stated, the voting population ought to represent the fighting population. – John Boyle O’Reilly
I belong to the political party that generally fits my philosophical beliefs, but I reserve the right to vote my conscience after careful deliberation. My voting record reflects this. – Jeff Fortenberry
I always preach that you have to be active as a citizen no matter what, and some people just voting as an excuse not to do anything. – Lupe Fiasco
If someone says, ‘Democracy is a sham, those people don’t speak for me… the system’s rigged,’ you say, ‘Vote.’ Someone says, ‘I was making a statement by not voting,’ and then you say, ‘Well I can’t hear it.’ – Jesse Williams
Remember, it is not about voting for the perfect candidate – there is no such thing. Presidents are human. – Michelle Obama
I’m the kind of person that believes there’s a part of your voting that has to be purely on principle, and there’s a part that has to be on strategy. – Michael Moore
I’m elected. I don’t report to any politician. I report to the people. If I had to report to any politician, I’d quit tomorrow. I’m not tall, dark and handsome. They don’t vote for me because I look like a movie star. I can’t get that vote. People keep voting for me because they like what I do. – Joe Arpaio
I think it’s difficult for members of Congress to be as independent as they need to be in their voting. – Jim Moran
When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame decided to open up the voting beyond their inner circle, to the actual fans, that’s when I think everything changed. – John Oates
You ask people what their ethnicity is, and a lot of Scots-Irish people either don’t know or if they know it they just don’t acknowledge it. It’s not something they really identify with. They’re just plain old Americans, plain vanilla. I don’t think they are a self-conscious voting bloc. – John Shelton Reed
By voting, we add our voice to the chorus that forms opinions and the basis for actions. – Jens Stoltenberg
Its easy to view politicians as corrupt and voting essentially an act of picking the lesser of two evils. I understand that perspective and feel it’s valid. – Macklemore
I’m have one of the most, if not the most, moderate voting records in Congress in the Florida delegation. – Joe Garcia
People aren’t necessarily as concerned with how you vote as long as they feel they have a voice. If you can cross that basic threshold – that is, when a voter knows you’re willing to listen to them and that you care about their lives – then that’s most of what you need to get their vote. It’s not your voting record. – John Yarmuth
Last month, the Iraqi people went to the polls, voting in their first free election in more than 50 years. – John M. McHugh
Latinos have enough voting power now to decide elections, and every smart politician knows this.We can’t afford to give our vote to those who alienate us, but neither to those who take us for granted. – Lionel Sosa
I have voted for a Republican for president ever since I was voting and since I was 18 years old. – Joe Lhota
I believe that voting is the first act of building a community as well as building a country. – John Ensign
Leftists wage the war on Christmas using their traditional methods – government fiat and the court system. They never win voting, and they certainly don’t win in the free market, so they bravely fight their battles through big government. – Milo Yiannopoulos
In many cases, the Treasury will get preferred or convertible preferred stock for the money it gives to banks. These shares typically don’t have voting rights, possibly to give more of a hands-off appearance to the government. – Jerry A. Webman
Voting is a Constitutional right. Absent any evidence of fraud, all Americans have a protected right to vote, be they rich or poor, black, Hispanic or white, people who live in a big city or in remote rural areas. – Juan Williams
Yes, there are lots of individual exceptions. But no one has ever done a study about voting intention without ascertaining that the biggest determining factor is your income and your wealth. – Ken Livingstone
Our voting records are not necessarily the same, but, you know, we’re all Texans, and at the end of the day, we try to help each other out. – Pete Gallego
Why do the people humiliate themselves by voting? I didn’t vote because I have dignity. If I had closed my nose and voted for one of them, I would spit on my own face. – Oriana Fallaci
