Voting in this country has essentially been relegated to a very fledging group of election officials, who receive no training and operate on shoestring budgets on one hand, and political consultants whose job is to get their candidates elected on the other. And when you have that kind of scenario, it's really hard to describe yourself as a vibrant democracy. It's an embarrassment.
When public access to voting is impaired or when public confidence in voting is diluted, democracy suffers and our freedom is less secure. - Deforest Soaries
When public access to voting is impaired or when public confidence in voting is diluted, democracy suffers and our freedom is less secure.
- Deforest Soaries
Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed. - Deforest Soaries
Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.
And if we were another country being analyzed by America, we would conclude that this country is ripe for stealing elections and for fraud. - Deforest Soaries
And if we were another country being analyzed by America, we would conclude that this country is ripe for stealing elections and for fraud.
When I was growing up, we used to play basketball in a park that was never shoveled when it snowed. The basketball rims were never fixed. And we unde… - Deforest Soaries
When I was growing up, we used to play basketball in a park that was never shoveled when it snowed. The basketball rims were never fixed. And we unde…
It's an embarrassment that we don't have a broad enough consensus among political leaders that true reform should take place. - Deforest Soaries
It's an embarrassment that we don't have a broad enough consensus among political leaders that true reform should take place.
And when people in power can stay in power they do very little to tinker with the apparatus that put them in power. - Deforest Soaries
And when people in power can stay in power they do very little to tinker with the apparatus that put them in power.
My sense was that most of the elected officials in Washington - in their heart of hearts - really believe that the system can't be too bad because it… - Deforest Soaries
My sense was that most of the elected officials in Washington - in their heart of hearts - really believe that the system can't be too bad because it…
Voting in this country has essentially been relegated to a very fledging group of election officials, who receive no training and operate on shoestri… - Deforest Soaries
Voting in this country has essentially been relegated to a very fledging group of election officials, who receive no training and operate on shoestri…
The Election Assistance Commission represents a major, unprecedented commitment from the federal government to sustained freedom and vibrant democrac… - Deforest Soaries
The Election Assistance Commission represents a major, unprecedented commitment from the federal government to sustained freedom and vibrant democrac…
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