With regard to the ballot, it is worthy of remark that no meeting has been held in favour of Reform at which the ballot has not been strongly insisted upon.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Demand the ballot as the undeniable right of every man who is called to the poll, and take special care that the old constitutional rule and principle, by which majorities alone shall decide in Parliamentary elections, shall not be violated.
Here, in this very first paragraph of the Declaration, is the assertion of the natural right of all to the ballot; for how can 'the consent of the governed' be given if the right to vote be denied?
Reform is not a one-night stand.
No one questions the validity, the urgency, the essentiality of the Voting Rights Act.
I think a 'no' vote is giving the victor, whoever that may be, the win without your participation.
If we had a consensus we wouldn't have to go to a referendum.
Reform is not a period of retreat.
We do not need mindless spending bills with no reforms attached.
I will not be making appointments to a committee that is not bipartisan.
To vote is like the payment of a debt, a duty never to be neglected, if its performance is possible.
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