Did you know that we are the only people in the United States who have to have their voting rights okayed every… — Whoopi Goldberg Copy Share Image
The Voting Rights Act was, and still is, vitally important to the future of democracy in the United States. — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
No one questions the validity, the urgency, the essentiality of the Voting Rights Act. — Anthony Kennedy Copy Share Image
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 brought an end to the ugly Jim Crow period in American history. — Lisa Murkowski Copy Share Image
Protest is the traditional way that Hong Kongers, who do not have full voting rights, express discontent. — Zeynep Tufekci Copy Share Image
We won't shrink from protecting our democracy and the voting rights of all Americans. — Ruben Gallego Copy Share Image
We need to, in my opinion, to restore the full strength of the federal Voting Rights Act. — Alex Padilla Copy Share Image
What gets lost is that the Republican Party has always been the party of civil rights and voting rights. — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
If the right wing has their way and state's rights control voting rights, they would remove protections that make it difficult for… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
Her [Jurdge Sandra Day O'Connor] judgment has also been critical in protecting our environmental rights. She joined in 5-4 majorities affirming reproductive… — Patrick Leahy Copy Share Image
I think what happened during the Great Depression was that African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights but they… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
After the Civil War, Black Mississippians had economic power, voting rights, and citizenship. They used their majority to elect African-Americans to office… — Mike Espy Copy Share Image
I am proud to cosponsor the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act which will enshrine critical voting rights protections into law… — Laphonza Butler Copy Share Image
In Australia we had the Australian stolen generation of our voting rights. I think a lot of people think its a distant… — Madeleine Madden Copy Share Image
As a voting rights attorney, I know first-hand how partisan interests try to make it difficult for people to exercise their constitutional… — Colin Allred Copy Share Image
Marriage equality is a very middle-class issue and voting rights is a very working-class issue. If you do not vote, who are… — Darryl Pinckney Copy Share Image
President Lyndon Johnson's high spirits were marked as he circulated among the many guests whom he had invited to witness an event… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Michelle Alexander's brave and bold new book paints a haunting picture in which dreary felon garb, post-prison joblessness, and loss of voting… — Lani Guinier Copy Share Image
There is a lot of talk in conservative circles about judicial modesty and deferring to the political branches. That view of judging… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
When I went off to college, I went believing I was a Republican. And actually I was president of Young Republicans for… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
We passed the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, which restores and builds on key provisions of the 1965 federal Voting Rights Act… — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
“We have created a new caste system that forces thousands of people into homelessness, bans them from living with their families and… — Bryan Stevenson Copy Share Image
I've been a voting-rights attorney and activist, so I understand the role of activists: They push decision-makers to get done what they'd… — Colin Allred Copy Share Image
The Democrats co-opted the credit for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But if you go back and look at the history,… — Herman Cain Copy Share Image
“Some former Bush officials, however, believed that the Justice Department's failure to pursue the New Black Panther Party case resulted from top… — David E. Bernstein Copy Share Image
“The reality of an historic struggle for civil rights has degenerated into the hustling rhetoric of Newspeak. “Equal opportunity” now means preferential… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“The Ephebians believed that every man should have the vote (provided that he wasn't poor, foreign, nor disqualified by reason of being… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Only to Elaine could I say that I felt some responsibility for Seth Rich’s death. I didn’t bring him into the DNC,… — Donna Brazile Copy Share Image
“On February 7, President Johnson met at the White House with five black leaders, including Frederick Douglass, who came to lobby for… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“Still, in terms of fighting the previous war, I think it’s fair to say that I didn’t realize how quickly the ground… — Hillary Rodham Clinton Copy Share Image
“There is another, grimmer history to the filibuster, though, one that carries special relevance for me. For almost a century, the filibuster… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We must assiduously protect the voting rights of all Texans and uphold our democratic process. — Al N. Green Copy Share Image
We live in a country where voting rights get gutted but Sharknado gets a sequel. — John Fugelsang Copy Share Image
Voting rights is how we address the deepening divides in our country, by ensuring every eligible voter's voice is heard. — Raphael Warnock Copy Share Image
As I grew up, I watched and learned about women who fought for voting rights, civil rights and reproductive freedom among others. — Laphonza Butler Copy Share Image
The fate of our democracy rests on our ability to protect voting rights for all citizens. — Alex Padilla Copy Share Image
As attorney general, I've launched a specialized unit to protect voting rights. — Andy Beshear Copy Share Image
Curtailing voting rights by dishonestly inventing widespread fraud has been a major part of the Republican Party's political strategy for a while. — Jason Kander Copy Share Image
Instead of continuing with his empty crusade against voter fraud, President Trump should urge his Republican colleagues in Congress to work with… — Marc Veasey Copy Share Image
Having personally watched the Voting Rights Act being signed into law that August day, I can't begin to imagine how we could… — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
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