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When it comes to voting rights, Democrats push voter protection while Republicans shout voter fraud in a crowded polling place. Democrats think anyone who can vote should vote; Republicans think everyone who should vote can vote. ”
If we say we believe in equality for all then we must fight for equality for all, not betray our immigrant sisters. ”
Ted Kennedy's inspiration will loom large over our politics for years to come, uplift us in the healthcare fight, and help to achieve his dream of liberty and justice for all. ”
A generation of Earth Days has conditioned millions of us to be green in our homes yet we must apply the same ethic to our politics if we want to save our planet and our democracy. ”
For the sake of public discourse, for the demands of the free market, and for the value we place in citizen advocacy, Rush Limbaugh must go. ”
My firm belief is that people who aspire to public service should have the best advice up front, as they decide whether to run and the people decide whether to support them. ”
Women in America cannot achieve our full economic and personal fulfillment as long as the concentration of wealth and power in the top 1% continues to stifle democratic voices and progressive policies. ”
Americans cherish our liberty and don't want government or corporations to take away our freedoms. ”
When Proposition 8 passed in California, some were quick to blame minority voters, some of whom had voted for both President Obama and Proposition 8; however, these claims were later debunked as being overstated. ”
We should go forward in courts and Congress with investigations into post-9/11 interrogations and the decisions leading to them. ”