Democracy Quote by Shaun King

The people participate in votes in their states to choose electors to elect the president, but the people don't elect the president. We are…

— Michael J. Knowles

I don't want to get too nuanced, but we have the electoral college in the United States and that means we don't have direct…

— Moby

One person, one vote sounds so reasonable and - dare I say it - democratic. But the voting process in America is anything but…

— Richard Belzer

There are elements of democracy in votes here and there in America. But in the actual structure of the government, we're a representative republic.

— Rush Limbaugh

The presidential campaign was oriented toward the way we elect the presidency, Electoral College, not the popular vote. The popular vote doesn't matter. This…

— Rush Limbaugh

Representative democracy is a remarkably blunt instrument. Hundreds of issues are bundled together at every election, yet the vote tends to swing on just…

— George Monbiot

There's a big difference in a representative republic and a democracy. We do not have a democracy in America.

— Rush Limbaugh

One person, one vote' is what democracy is supposed to be about.

— Jane O'Meara Sanders

Having a representative democracy requires the confidence of the voters in the system. And if voters lose confidence in the system they can make…

— Richard Painter

The beauty of our democracy is that the final authority is not the president of the United States, but instead the American public through…

— Lee Zeldin

Let the people decide whom to vote for, who has more authority. And only people, only our citizens, are able to place the final…

— Dmitry Medvedev

For the record, our democracy is revered around the world. And free elections are the best way on Earth to choose our leaders. This…

— Michelle Obama