Fair votes - fundamentally - are about the rights and the interests of the people.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The right to vote is the right upon which all of our rights are leveraged - and without which none can be protected.
Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.
At its most basic the democratic contract is a simple one: the right to vote comes with a responsibility to society, through tax payments and citizenship.
The right to vote is one of our nation's most important civil rights.
Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process.
In the political context fair means somebody that will vote for the unions or for the business. It can't mean that in the judicial context or we're in real trouble.
The right to vote is the easiest of all rights to grant.
It is crucial that members of Congress cast votes that are supportive of the values upon which our nation was founded: equality, freedom, and opportunity for all people.
Voting is a right best exercised by people who have taken time to learn about the issues.
Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual).