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If you're black in this country, if you're a woman in this country, if you are any minority in this country at all, what could possibly possess you to vote Republican?

M. C. Escher

A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

Theodore Roosevelt

A democracy is two wolves and a small lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Freedom under a constitutional republic is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.

Benjamin Franklin

When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic. Sell not liberty to purchase power.

Benjamin Franklin

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!

Benjamin Franklin

Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least.

Robert Byrne

The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men.

Lyndon B. Johnson

When the political columnists say 'Every thinking man' they mean themselves, and when candidates appeal to 'Every intelligent voter' they mean everybody who is going to vote for them.

Franklin P. Adams

The right to vote is a *consequence*, not a primary cause, of a free social system -- and its value depends on the constitutional structure implementing and strictly delimiting the voters' power; unlimited majority rule is an instance of the principle of tyranny.

Ayn Rand

You've got to vote for someone. It's a shame, but it's got to be done.

Whoopi Goldberg

It will pass in Texas by a vote of 2-to-1.

Cal Jillson

Not one of these counties had active functioning Democratic parties. Our party will never be the reigning party again until we win the rural vote.

Sen. Dave Aronberg

The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting.

Charles Bukowski

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.

John Quincy Adams

I admire him for his work, but I know he's going to lose. I guarantee he's not going to win. But it's like I tell everybody: You Puerto Ricans, you got to vote for your own kind no matter what. It doesn't make a difference if he's going to win or lose. Stand behind him; maybe he might win, and then he could help you out.

Angel Gonzalez

Chamo, you have to go and vote tomorrow. You have to vote for Chavez; Pedro, listen man, you cannot do this to Chavez!

Rafael Caldera

What Charlie did was facilitate and pay people who were going to help people exercise their franchise. What could be accomplished by sending Charlie to prison? The vote of poor people in this country will be suppressed as it always has.

Bruce Cook

The vote was 10-8 the day President Bush nominated him, the vote was 10-8 when the hearings began, the vote was 10-8 yesterday, and the vote is 10-8 today.

Wendy Long

The nomination of a nominee with no judicial record is a significant failure for the advisers that the White House gathered around it. However, the president deserves the benefit of a doubt, the nominee deserves the benefit of hearings, and every nominee deserves an up-or-down vote.

Manuel Miranda

This attack was in Tel Aviv. Tomorrow, it may be in Berlin or in Paris or in London - countries that may vote against Iran on the issue its nuclear program.

Raanan Gissin

This is a cynical attempt by a certain faction of politicians to utilize religion to divide the people of Missouri along religious lines during an election year. It essentially asks legislators to vote on whether they believe in God and whether they think that the Christian version of God should be ratified as the state religion of Missouri.

Brett Shirk

We have enough redundant security measures in place to protect the accuracy of the vote.

Langdon Neal

In many ways I think the French electorate will decide the timing because if the French vote 'no' then there will be really no rational reason for him to stay on.

Frank Dobson

I'm obviously delighted that my leadership has been given such a vote of confidence by the membership, although I also see it as an endorsement of the way in which the board and the executive officers have performed in recent years.

David Pickering

This is indeed a stiff wake up call to the ruling party and the president, ... This vote ... is telling the president and the ruling party that people want change.

Charlayne Hunter gault

I urge voters to state their position on the measure by exercising their right to vote.

Tom Anderson

A fraud is being committed beyond the voting booths, obliging people to vote against their will. An election under these conditions is suspicious.

Horacio Serpa

What's the horrible American expression? He's a dead man walking. People are not going to vote for a party because they feel sorry for its leader.

Chris Davies

Asking people to vote on matters that are kept secret from them is a farce. It's a joke to say you can operate a free government when the people don't know what's going on.

Dennis Bailey

The result of no-vote ballots, particularly in Bangkok, was a big surprise to him. It was too high and that could create a major crisis.

Panitan Wattanayagorn

The president's chief adviser, Karl Rove , has said repeatedly that one of his goals for this election was to increase the turnout among evangelical Christians. In his estimation, some 4 million evangelical Christians stayed home in 2000 and did not vote. So one of the things is to ... turn out your base.

Carlos Watson

We hope this strong and unified vote by members of the UAW, the USW and the CWA will be a wake-up call to Tower management, so they will come to the table to work on a solution that benefits all parties.

Jon Geenen

She is in a tough spot. On the one hand, she is a very hard-working, conscientious public servant. She is going to want to pitch in if needed. On the other hand, she seems to sincerely want to spend more time with her ailing husband, and I don't think she is interested in sitting in October and November, only to be replaced and have no vote in the cases she sat on.

David Franklin

It is something that should not have happened. Voters should always be able to vote.

Kelley Quinn

This is a Democratic state, but all voters are fed up. As voters begin to focus on the race, they're going to vote for change.

Sherry Sylvester

The union's refusal to put our offer out for a vote blocks better benefits for our people and robs them of their right to vote on their future.

Gina Ellrich

It's a forgone conclusion that they'll vote yes.

Blake Ress

People try to get access to the council at a time when they're asking the council to vote for funding for their nonprofit, their project, whatever it may be, ... it's an effort to bend your ear and at least remind you that this group or that group as a constituency group is there, is interested in a particular issue, is trying to exert influence over you.

John Summers

People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and thus pose no threat to those who act against our interests.

Marian Wright Edelman

My first inclination is to vote to ban all smoking inside.

Sandra Anderson

There really isn't much difference between first and second team. Usually it's just one vote.

Steve Klaas

One thing the riots have shown is that these kids are desperate for attention. We're trying to tell them that you matter most when you vote, that's when politicians have to start listening to you.

Samir Mihi

We're happy the people of Michigan will have the chance to vote on this in November. We expected that this would happen because we knew our opposition's arguments did not hold water.

Jennifer Gratz

Even with our best efforts to motivate our folks, it was difficult to get people out to vote.

Christian Anderson

In that time, Sibley didn't mince words. He supported the right to vote for women and the initiation of a graduated income tax. He was not going to be told what to think.

Jack Baker

Sen. Burns feels that a minority of U.S. senators used a parliamentary trick to keep a bill from going to the Senate floor. This vote does not affect the federal budget.

Matt Mackowiak

They are a swing vote. We are making a pitch. The president and vice president have an outstanding record of helping Hispanic families build better lives for themselves.

Jake Siewart

It depends on what they vote for from an operational perspective. The question is 'What is the best market structure'.

Bernard Dan

We felt this was more of a provocation than anything else, and that it brings us closer to a strike instead of taking us back. Some people felt this was a tit-for-tat from our strike vote, but the strike vote was an expression of the frustration we felt for two years. It was a last resort, not an opening salvo.

Matthew Hardy

There was speculation more members would vote for a shift in monetary policy. The bank decided to keep policy with a 7-2 majority and that will make people feel comfortable purchasing bonds.

Tomohiko Katsu

Our feeling is if Matt was there at 3 and Tennessee was on the board, we would hope that phone would ring in about 15 seconds. That is the vote of confidence that we would be looking for. Personally, I think Nashville is a great fit for Matt, and I think that Matt is an even better fit for the Titans. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We'll just have to wait and see what happens.

Chuck Price

Not to say Democrats don't hunt or fish, but this is really targeted at rural communities that tend to vote Republican.

Rep. Susan Bucher

The Alliance at IBM is still an active campaign, but we've not been able to build enough support to get to the point to have a vote, ... But the pension changes there, or the cutbacks and pension changes just announced at Hewlett Packard show the need for unions. They're unilateral, with no one in position to speak for the employees being affected.

Marcus Courtney

Their vote is very inefficient -- it's spread out across the country in a way that doesn't give them a really good chance.

Tim Woolstencroft

Supporters of the CDU failed to vote because of reservations about Merkel.

Manfred Guellner

Our message is, no matter what side of the issue your are on, get out there and vote. We want a clear message. Absolutely.

Jennifer Allyn

If the project goes ahead, it will be much easier for expatriates to cast a vote.

Marc Demierre

Every vote here indicates that this is not bipartisan.

J. Lowell Stoltzfus

I am not sure that much of America will remember what we said here today, but I would think that they will remember ... that 120 members of this institution did their duty, and I want to think you, whether you were for or against the resolution, ... This might be the most important issue any of us ever vote on.

Tom Feeney

Voters should know if local road maintenance is less costly than the DOT (state Department of Transportation) when they go to their town meetings to vote on their budgets. Let's at least get at the truth.

Peter Mills

The T will respect the vote of the Town Meeting. They have asked us not to take any action on the rail bed until the 2006 Town Meeting, and we won't.

Joe Pesaturo

You've got to get it right. You get it to the customers as promised. And if you fail in doing that, then people will vote against you with their feet and their checkbooks. And they will buy elsewhere.

Chris Partridge

We keep a schedule of people who volunteer to walk with me. I'm going to do that every day until Election Day to remind people when, and the different ways, to vote.

Kathy Pastryk

It just was a horrible vote, and disgraceful he voted the way he did, as way too many legislators did in the House.

Greg Massoni

The presidential vote in Peru is a matter of deep concern to us all, ... Left unexamined, it will certainly diminish the credibility of this organization.

Lloyd Axworthy

Now, members of Congress will vote on a final conference report knowing that the FBI has in fact been using these provisions to get library information, and Congress won't be making a decision based on erroneous information put out there earlier.

Bob Barr

I still have concerns, but I'll vote for it.

Hal Brown

All indications we are getting ... are encouraging and positive for a 'Yes' vote for this constitution. This would be really a major achievement, ... So my guess is, yes, it will be passed.

Hoshyar Zebari

The vote was unanimous. The (section) has rules and in this case, the committee could not get enough information (to allow Serra into the playoffs).

Chuck Vallero

I had several discussions with Ms. Hogan, and she said she had no contact with any delegates before or after the convention. I have surveyed about half of the delegates, and so far they have said they felt no pressure to vote a certain way.

Greg Copeland

I think the lion's share of those people will go to Bruce. If they didn't vote for Mayor Munson after four years on the job, I'm not sure why they would vote for him on the second night.

Darrin Smith

The NRA is nonpartisan. We just want people who believe how we do to register to vote.

Marion Hammer

I think there'll be a little more depth in the market and it will be an important week. We've been stuck in a trading range, certainly in bonds. I think we'll have more people with more money casting more of a vote. That'll be important.

Matthew Alexy

We believe that the FDA's immediate concern level with the products is low and see black box as unlikely. A medication guide is more likely because of the strong panel vote in its favor.

Graham Parry

We found information in support of a small break and encourage the senate to vote in approval of it.

Spencer Watts

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.

Sandra Day O'conner

I plan on voting against tabling this. I think we ought to move on and vote up or down on it. Or, somebody needs to come up with an alternative, but I'm not going to keep focusing on this issue.

Garry Thomas

Without having a vote, we've sent a message of support of Israel, just by introducing it and the attention it got.

Stuart Roy

This vote today in committee means that Judge Roberts will be voted on on the Senate floor next week, possibly on Thursday, and he is all but certain to be approved by a majority larger than 60 votes.

Gloria Borger

There's a lot of information people are not aware of, and if we don't get out and speak about it, they won't think about it. There's got to be a balance of information. We want people to be aware and make an educated vote, and we want to make sure every person who cares about a child's education is aware of the ramifications. If we get out and vote, we can make a difference.

Anne Difrancesco

I am gratified for the support of my colleagues. I look forward to the vote on Wednesday and to working with them to improve the lives of all New Yorkers.

Christine Quinn

Advocacy is not only a direct appeal to someone to vote in favor or against, but also includes campaigning for the referendum by describing it in positive terms ... or by describing dire consequences if the referendum does not pass.

Ari Rosenthal

It'd be easier for me if the board voted tonight, ... since I wouldn't have to vote. But I think it's important to be fair. We've talked about this issue for a long time. I think I know which way I'm going to go on this and that way I can be responsible (for the decision).

Richard Chapman

This vote is sort of a national vote of confidence for that leadership.

Juan Cole

I think if people value democracy, they had damn well better get out and exercise their right to vote while their vote still means something.

Bob Weir

We're very, very pleased with the outcome of the vote. It shows that our shareholders were pleased with the directors who were up for reelection...and that's very gratifying.

Debra Decourcy

We've been telling people for months now to stay away from the primary and save yourself for Kinky. We realize it's absurd to tell people in Texas not to vote, but the two-party system has left us with no choice.

Laura Stromberg

We think the younger students can handle it, and we'd like to see them get a chance to vote.

Kelly Defeciani

A no-vote (in Congress) would be a major setback to the modernization and globalization of the Chinese economy.

Shawn Xu

This is a big vote of confidence in organizations like this one. This can turn this region into a giant incubator.

Ted Ford

I would urge patrons to go to the polls and vote, ... I think it's important to participate in this process.

Tony Wood

We're not here to influence voters; we're here to make sure they get to vote for the candidate of their choice.

Paul Lee

The only way to vote on a paper ballot will be to vote absentee.

Karen Wieman

There's just no compelling reason why you'd want to vote against him. He's a very popular senator in this state.

Sig Rogich

We hope to paint a picture for those (voters). We want to give them the power their vote should have, so they have the knowledge to put into office the right people for the right reasons.

Josh Mason

I want them to vote and I might even recruit one to run for office.

Jack Ellis

The changes brought on through another full consolidation would make it difficult to achieve a successful final vote in November 2006.

Aaron Jensen

It is great to see so many people come to vote.

Dawa Tsering

[At 31, Mr. Kilpatrick became the youngest mayor ever elected in Detroit. Now 35, he campaigned as a symbol of the future of the city.] He shows a young spirit, ... He's not just focused on right now, he's trying to focus on our future. And if it was up to me, I'd vote for him for the next 16 years.

Barry Ferguson

Parliament considered national interest and in as much as people raise their objections, no one will intimidate or deny the people in the town the right to vote.

Seabo Gaeganelwe

The people we represent should be allowed to vote on this constitutional amendment.

Rep. Michael Balboni

It would make an enormous difference. It's a much higher hurdle to cross if everyone knows who you are talking to -- especially if there is a big vote in Congress the next day.

Chellie Pingree

I represent the legislature. When I go to the vote, I try to represent the majority view, but I can't make an informed vote until the issue is discussed.

William Ryan

I am optimistic that this unified effort by our softball delegation will show Mr. Rogge and the IOC members that almost three months after the vote, we remain committed to getting our sport back on the 2012 program.

Don Porter

We're going to see a tough battle over the ballots and Flores and Garcia are going to want every vote counted.

Alberto Adrianzen

They called this meeting at the last minute, and we believe it was partially an attempt to stop the vote from taking place. There was no need to have that meeting Tuesday night, pushed through quickly without thought or discussion.

Dave Comerford

I don't know how anyone could vote Republican. It's so obvious that their only interest is keeping the rich rich.

Vivian Campbell

If it had been 33-23 the other way, there would have been no questions about parliamentary procedures. The simple fact is they lost a vote they said they had to win.

Ray Zaborney

It has more to do with the fact that there could be a delayed vote because of possible military action.

Kevin Flanagan

I would say that most of the people who vote here are under fifteen, so Kennedy for them is ancient history. Yet somehow he has a powerful image for people, as he does for you.

Richard Stengel

There not real elections, there are elections like the kind they have in Cuba where you know who the winner is going to be before the first vote is taken.

Norman Adler

People who want to see more renovations to the high school are very disappointed in that vote.

Joe Merritt

The Yes vote sends a clear signal to candidate countries that we take their joining the European Union very seriously.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

This is a great opportunity for Latinos to empower themselves through the unifying power of hip-hop and to encourage young Latinos to vote.

Frank Garcia

I and other like-minded members will not vote for the final package when it comes back if it has drilling in the Arctic there.

Charles Bass

Young people think broadly about voting rights or economic rights but don't understand how individuals were affected by voting rights. The right to vote was to get people out of office who would bring on segregation.

Dean Rowley

Some air needs to be let out of the balloon, and this may be the way to do it. Even Schumer would like to have something to vote on other than the Schumer bill.

Charles Freeman

I'm sure there are some people who have heartburn with some parts of it. But that's true of a lot of bills we vote on.

Sen. Brandon Bell

The Tories have to be able to force a vote next month. Otherwise, it gets too close to Christmas.

Robert Fife

The government should hold a meeting of all parties immediately before the Parliament session, to explain the background of India's vote at the IAEA meeting on Saturday.

Prakash Javadekar

I am happy to say that after many years of hard work on promoting external defibrillators, the House of Representatives will vote on legislation on Tuesday to help save the lives of cardiac arrest victims.

Jc Watts

If the gods had intended for people to vote, they would have given us candidates.

Howard Zinn

I think this is a final decision for London. I imagine there could be some whining and complaining, but this was so definitive. The fact that they wouldn't even take a second vote at all is, I would say, a bad indication.

David Wallechinsky

The bad news for the governor is that about half the voters (48 percent) say that Schwarzenegger's decision to call a special election, and the defeat of his ballot measures, has made them less likely to vote for him for re-election.

Melinda Jackson

After women finally gained the right to vote, they thought it was important for them to exercise it in an informed way.

Paula Krane

Is anyone going to pay attention? Who knows whether any of the policy-makers will give a hoot what the vote will be. It's one more opportunity to voice our concern and make a difference.

Rob Nelson

They have to pay dues, but they can't vote.

Darlene Johnson

The council felt it was important because of the public vote that every legal means should be exhausted. Now that the courts have made the decision, we'll have to follow it.

City Manager Carlos Palacios

The kids really sold that vote, more than any adult, any administrator or any school board member who was there, in my opinion.

Sean Casey

I guess you'd call me an independent, since I've never identified myself with one party or another in politics. I always decide my vote by taking as careful a look as I can at the actual candidates and issues themselves, no matter what the party label.

Jackie Robinson

Did you ever think what the word 'vote' means? To me it means: 'Voice of Taxpayers Everywhere'.

Martin Buxbaum

We have won this election. We have won both the presidential and parliamentary vote.

Ofwono Opondo

You're not going to get a 100 percent vote of confidence. It's also 11 months away, so we'll see. Some things can change.

Steve Timms

All we can say is regardless of the AEIF vote, the company's focus remains on negotiating a new cost-competitive agreement by Feb. 28. Negotiations are continuing. AK Steel remains hopeful.

Barry Racey

Those who vote by early ballot are high-efficacy voters. They're very concerned about the issues in their community.

Scott Somers

A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.

Bill Vaughn

In democracy it's your vote that counts; In feudalism it's your count that votes.

Mogens Jallberg

We are really appealing to people who are strongly against the war; that is a really strong issue for us. The theme of our campaign is 'A Million Votes for Peace,' and this is a chance for activists to really get to vote and speak out against the war.

Forrest Hill

I certainly think that in asking vendors to bid for either a polling-place solution or a vote-center solution gives us better analysis of what the costs would be.

Josh Liss

It's not as though once this is settled by a vote the issue is out of reach of consumers.

Kevin Bloom

This is an enormous problem for our democracy and it really is at a crisis point. More and more people are looking at this level of corruption in Washington, in their home states and they're saying why should I bother to vote.

Chellie Pingree

Overall we think its a significant advance and contains the elements necessary for a stronger council but the key will be achieving the two-thirds vote for election of council members. Without the two-thirds vote, the risk is that the worst abusers will continue to be elected.

Peggy Hicks

Respect [administration lawmakers'] vote just as they respect yours.

Prospero Nograles

I am also very proud to be a liberal. Why is that so terrible these days? The liberals were liberators -- they fought slavery, fought for women to have the right to vote, fought against Hitler, Stalin, fought to end segregation, fought to end apartheid. Liberals put an end to child labor and they gave us the five day work week! What's to be ashamed of?

Barbara Streisand

Come election time, the American people are going to base their vote on who in Washington is paying attention to this border crisis. Our community has suffered for too long, and we're just not going to take it any more.

Bob Masling

It?s a dispute between land owners, and we vote only on land use decisions.

John Jansen

We already heard talks of it happening so we had a public computer sit out in a lobby and asked people to vote. When they sat down to vote, most of them couldn't because it said they already did.

Chad Caldwell

This will be a difficult thing for me to vote on. It's not something I myself would feel strongly enough about to enforce.

Barry Fisher

Karl Rove [political adviser to the president] said the $87-billion vote is the gift that keeps on giving.

Bill Plante

We'll have early voting, of course, before that, beginning on the 12th of April through the 27th, to give people a chance to vote at their leisure.

Ann Beard

Unfortunately, we don't really have a name for it yet, but you know what my vote is? How about San Antonio blue?

Toby Hynes

It's easier to get things done when you have an ISD. People are more willing to vote on tax increases, on bond issues, because they know their tax increases are going to their kids at their high school.

Mike Suggs

We had quality scoring chances but the difference in the match was their goalkeeper. She's got my vote for all-district, I'll tell you that right now. She kept them in the game.

Warren Cottle

If the City Council were to vote tomorrow to increase the fire department staffing to the national average, they have nowhere to put it. They don't have anywhere to house new firefighters and equipment. Everything is resource related.

Ron Fink

Will Al Gore get the black vote? Yeah. Will Gore have to worry and make sure those voters turn out? Yeah, he has to worry a lot.

David Bositis

I think that has to do with the intensity issue. The voting was only 21 percent of the eligible voters. The ?yes' side was more invested, so more likely to show up as voters. They wanted to make a statement. The ?no' side was less organized. Eighty percent of the people didn't vote.

Joe Heim

We want the members to have a vote if they feel it's important. If they perceive it as a benefit, we want them to have it. Without our members, we wouldn't be anything. We rely on our members. We rely on our volunteers. We have some people doing community service hours. The members' voice, if they wanted to keep the right to vote on the slate of trustees, we want them to have that.

Susan Forbes

Brave Iraqi soldiers and civilians risked their lives to participate in their fledgling democracy, in some ways not unlike brave Americans did more than 200 years ago. Iraqis went to the polls despite the warning of violence and they continued to vote even when violence occurred.

Michael Enzi

Many residents of Port-au-Prince have told us they are too scared to make the journey to vote on Tuesday.

Yolette Etienne

Virginia has an interesting history. We didn't ratify the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote until 1952 - well after the amendment was ratified at the federal level giving women the right to vote.

Holly Hatcher

It really elevates us even more so within the industry. Not many people know this: the drivers are the ones who vote which track they wanted to test at.

Keith Green

The students turn their applications in to the Dean of Students office, and then all members read the essays without knowing their name or face. And then we vote accordingly.

William Shaffer

Everybody is saying if they do not get a chance to vote on Saturday or Sunday something must be done because it is their constitutional right.

Jeff Koinange

Do you want to trust and like the president--is that more important--or do you believe you have to vote for Gore to keep the peace and prosperity we've had the last eight years?

Terry Madonna

The way people vote is the way they vote, but we feel if we explain it, they won't accept it.

New York Knicks

O'Connor could be the key vote here. She would support keeping RFRA applicable to the federal government, which is one of the issues in that case.

Charles Haynes

It would seem that a significant proportion of the population has become extremely frustrated with the political process and with the system of multi-party democracy that Sao Tome has. And they no longer have any confidence in the major parties, but are faced with little other choice about who to vote for. And this is of serious concern for the country.

Chris Melville

He had a lot of money, and he had a message, ... But issues are not driving the vote.

Bill Schneider

These three players were named team captains after a vote by the team. I feel that these three players are tremendous leaders. Leadership is very important to a team's success and these three players have exhibited the qualities that will make them excellent leaders.

Jon Lipsitz

If someone did this [Fahrenheit 9/11] to get back at Bush, then they did so by killing thousands of people who DID NOT VOTE for him! Boston, New York, D.C., and the planes' destination of California -- these were places that voted AGAINST Bush!

Michael Moore

Truth is not determined by majority vote.

Doug Gwyn

[The requirement] is most likely to prevent Georgia's elderly, poor and African-American voters from voting, ... For those citizens, the character and magnitude of their injury - the loss of their right to vote - is undeniably demoralizing and extreme.

Harold Murphy

If everything is in order, they schedule a public hearing, people appear for or against the measure, and then it's a vote of the people.

Tom Ryan

We hope that the political courage that Republican House members showed today will be a sign to those in the party who seek to promote a divisive social agenda -- your days are numbered. We have always known that history and common decency were on our side, and today's vote proves that.

Chris Barron

From our perspective, it should have never been put in the budget. They're only doing it to prevent a filibuster. We're asking senators to stand up to these tactics and vote against the entire bill.

Kristen Cummings

I will seek anyone's endorsement and appreciate any vote I get, and I told the legion group that, but I didn't want to accept any of their money as part of my campaign. I wanted to run my own campaign for all the people of Haywood County, not any special interest group or special person. Their issues are their issues. My issues are part of my campaign.

Skeeter Curtis

There is a likelihood that will happen. I would say that it's better -- most likely than not that it will be on the May ballot, But it won't be on the ballot where you vote for the house of delegates or whatever, it'll be a separate piece of paper.

Kent Carper

There was room for a Democrat to break with the interest groups and to vote for Roberts. (Hillary Clinton) could have because she has credentials of thirty-years standing.

Calvin Jillson

You would have to show that your vote is diluted by recounting. That seems unlikely given all the recounting there has been in the past.

Douglas W. Kmiec

They feel like it was the first time they had a real vote on this issue.

Monty Salyer

I don't think these cases tell us anything about whether he would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade or not. Nor do they tell us whether he supports pro-life as a value.

James Bopp

In Tokyo, Japanese officials are calling ambassadors of countries which voted against or in abstention the resolution on Nov. 17 and persuade them to vote yes this time. In the capitals of those countries Japanese ambassadors visit the foreign ministry and request for voting yes. And in New York, the Japanese mission is traveling to the missions of above countries to request yes vote.

Choe Myong Nam

It is all based on votes now. The more people we can get to vote for Will, the better. Honestly, finally it has gotten to the point where votes are counting more than ever. We want to make sure everyone knows what a great job he is doing.

Sara Robinson

Anderson was such an outstanding opponent. A victory over a quality opponent like that speaks volumes about my vote-getting ability. Gavin Anderson is not chopped liver. I'm pleased with the win.

John Izzo

Where it gets really complicated is some player reps are on different teams now and some aren't even playing. Some executive-committee members have retired. So who gets a vote? Who still has a say in the matter? Without those guys in there, should somebody be promoted?

Alyn Mccauley

I don't think it's clear at all the court will go with the health exception. He's the swing vote now — he will be the new center of gravity going forward.

Neil Siegel

There is a clear choice, whether we invest in our kids or vote to give more tax giveaways to wealthy folks.

Bill Jordan

The opinion of the court of appeals invalidating Ohio's discriminatory voting technology is exceptionally well-written and scholarly. It is a monument to the concept -- fundamental to American democracy -- of the equal right to vote.

Laughlin Mcdonald

No one has said 'You had your chance.' It's a free vote out. They both are not even on the radar of being removed right now. They are not even being targeted, ... I hope Stephenie makes it to the final four, but she has to work on her skills.

Rupert Boneham

The town is spending more than what were paying in taxes. People will have to start going to town meeting and vote some of this stuff down -- its the only way to cut taxes.

Bill Barnes

Open your mind, open your heart and focus on the record, ... If you are in fact disposed to vote for impeachment in the name of a justice that is fair and blind and impartial, please do so only on the basis of the real record and the real testimony not on the basis of what someone else tells you is in the record.

Gregory Craig

It's the one and only tax that you get to vote directly on. Every other form of taxation that comes on you is determined by some other elected body, and you just take what they decide.

Steve Ayers

We will sever the hands that attempt to touch any ballot box in order to sabotage the vote.

Abu Abir

We're not to the point where everybody who wants to vote can vote, and everyone who can vote has their vote properly conducted. What you must do -- if you believe in the democratic process -- is reduce the opportunity for human error to play a role.

Stephen Craig

This soap opera has done nothing to erase Hillary Clinton's vulnerabilities. She starts with 30 percent who would vote against her, no matter what. That's a pretty high stepping off point for a challenger.

Nelson Warfield

It's not like they have walls to climb over in order to vote.

John Maginnis

If the French vote 'no,' most analysts believe it would destroy any possibility of Chirac standing again for the presidency in 2007.

Robin Oakley

We are hoping and expecting all of the people who signed the petition will go vote.

Verna Rutherford

You always got to take the pulse of the community every now and then. That's just a good idea. I think we should've had that vote.

Michael Kinard

They were the three people who got nearly everybody's vote. All were active superintendents, and I think Burlington is in a fortunate position. Any one of the candidates would be a significant asset to the district.

Fred Lane