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Elected Quotes

I knew that my staying up would not change the election result if I were defeated, while if elected I had a hard day ahead of me. So I thought a night’s rest was best in any event Picture Quote #1

The Constitution of the United States doesn’t change the powers of the president based on the number by which you get elected Picture Quote #1

When you’re elected to Congress, you take a vow to uphold the Constitution and its system of checks and balances. That vow doesn’t say, ‘Unless it’s politically uncomfortable.’ Picture Quote #1

One of the statistics that always amazes me is the approval of the Chinese government, not elected, is over 80 percent. The approval of the U.S. government, fully elected, is 19 percent. Well, we elected these people and they didn’t elect those people. Isn’t it supposed to be different? Aren’t we supposed to like the people that we elected? Picture Quote #1

If our nation is to rebuild opportunity for future generations, it will require our elected leaders to realize that their responsibility lies not with their political party, but rather with the American people that they have been chosen to represent Picture Quote #1

Christians, above all people, should desire that their elected representatives submit to the Constitution, because it is constitutional government that has done more to protect Christian liberty than any governing document ever devised by man Picture Quote #1

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I got elected as the mayor of Philadelphia and yes I am black. But my responsibility is to all the citizens of the city Picture Quote #1

I’ve never sought elected office since I was a senior class president in high school Picture Quote #1

When I was a senior, I ran for class president. And I lost. One of my opponents even told me I was really stupid if I thought a girl could be elected president Picture Quote #1

When I was first elected to the House in 2006, it was important to me to send a clear message to the people of NY-20: I wanted to be a representative for the people and shed some light on their government, so I became the first member of Congress to post my schedule, my financial disclosures and my earmark requests all online Picture Quote #1

The greatest hope most Americans - including Republicans - had when Barack Obama was elected president was that the election of a black person as the country’s president would reduce, if not come close to eliminating, the racial tensions that have plagued America for generations Picture Quote #1

When I was first elected to parliament 18 years ago, one of the many things that struck me and that I still feel now is how the Labour Party, the party of collective action, can, at MP level and above, behave in such an individualistic way Picture Quote #1

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I was a freshman in college in 1980, the year that Reagan was elected, and I went around badgering people to vote for him Picture Quote #1

Conservatives and companies condoned Rush Limbaugh’s politics of personal destruction when it came to smearing elected officials. ‘Fair game,’ they said, even when crass and crude. That’s just the way it is Picture Quote #1

The real con artist is Senator Marco Rubio.Who was elected in Florida and who has the worst voting record in the United States Senate. He doesn’t go to vote. He’s absent Picture Quote #1

After Bush was elected in 2004 - please note that I didn’t say ‘re-elected’ - and I was walking around in my befuzzed state of confusion and low-grade depression, I set out more or systematically to read writers who’d grappled with that fundamental question of what America is, why it is the way it is Picture Quote #1

Many of our elected officials have virtually handed the keys to our schools over to corporate interests. Presidential commissions on education are commonly chaired by the executives of large companies Picture Quote #1

If peace activists really want to make changes, they have to start putting intense pressure on their elected officials. Of course, everything should be non-violent, because we are trying to create a peaceful world, and violence can’t produce peace - no matter what George W. Bush and his buddies say Picture Quote #1

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A large portion of American citizens, especially people of color, have lost confidence in our criminal justice system. Many have called for appointing special prosecutors when a police officer kills or injures a civilian. If you were elected president, would you publicly support special prosecutors in these cases and what is one other thing you would do to fix our broken justice system? Picture Quote #1

You know, when we get to a point in this country where dissent is extremism, we’ve turned, I think, a very dark page in our history. And I don’t want us to go there. I encourage Americans and I’m - right now, to go to these town hall meetings, to - to talk to your Congressmen, the people that you elected Picture Quote #1

If members of the security apparatus could, with impunity, keep from those elected by the people that which they’re entitled to know - or worse, feed false information - those who could control the classified data could be the real decision makers Picture Quote #1

Conservatives are telling elected leaders that expansion of Medicaid comes at a moral - or more overtly, a political - price. At what price are they willing to go back on years of proclaiming ‘socialized medicine’ as the slippery slope to ‘rationing of health care,’ ‘death panels’ and other claims far too gruesome to mention in polite company? Picture Quote #1

And it’s important to remember we are all responsible - or certainly the elected members in Washington of both parties are responsible for making decisions and choices to ensure that the economy grows and jobs are created Picture Quote #1

Forty-five States, as the gentleman just said, have determined by people that were elected by the people of that State that marriage is the definition of one man and one woman Picture Quote #1

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Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs can be elected to the parliament in a democratic election Picture Quote #1

The next time they give you all that civic bullshit about voting, keep in mind that Hitler was elected in a full, free democratic election Picture Quote #1

The Chief Whip’s job is trying to make sure that the Government - and MPs elected as part of the governing party - deliver the promises that they were elected on. That’s a healthy part of the democratic process Picture Quote #1

The American people deserve to know that their elected leaders play by the exact same rules that they play by and that their lawmakers’ only interest is what’s best for the country, not their own financial gain Picture Quote #1

Obama was elected on a slogan of hope and change because both were in short supply: the military exhausted by two wars, the banks failing their public trust, the U.S. Congress a comedy of dysfunction, and a federal government that seemed designed to idle on the sidelines Picture Quote #1

Everybody is telling me Donald Trump is going to destroy the stock market if he’s elected Picture Quote #1

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I knew that my staying up would not change the election result if I were defeated, while if elected I had a hard day ahead of me. So I thought a night’s rest was best in any event. (Elected Quotes) The Constitution of the United States doesn’t change the powers of the president based on the number by which you get elected. (Elected Quotes) When you’re elected to Congress, you take a vow to uphold the Constitution and its system of checks and balances. That vow doesn’t say, ‘Unless it’s politically uncomfortable.’ (Elected Quotes) One of the statistics that always amazes me is the approval of the Chinese government, not elected, is over 80 percent. The approval of the U.S. government, fully elected, is 19 percent. Well, we elected these people and they didn’t elect those people. Isn’t it supposed to be different? Aren’t we supposed to like the people that we elected? (Elected Quotes) If our nation is to rebuild opportunity for future generations, it will require our elected leaders to realize that their responsibility lies not with their political party, but rather with the American people that they have been chosen to represent. (Elected Quotes) Christians, above all people, should desire that their elected representatives submit to the Constitution, because it is constitutional government that has done more to protect Christian liberty than any governing document ever devised by man. (Elected Quotes) I got elected as the mayor of Philadelphia and yes I am black. But my responsibility is to all the citizens of the city. (Elected Quotes) I’ve never sought elected office since I was a senior class president in high school (Elected Quotes) When I was a senior, I ran for class president. And I lost. One of my opponents even told me I was really stupid if I thought a girl could be elected president. (Elected Quotes) When I was first elected to the House in 2006, it was important to me to send a clear message to the people of NY-20: I wanted to be a representative for the people and shed some light on their government, so I became the first member of Congress to post my schedule, my financial disclosures and my earmark requests all online. (Elected Quotes) The greatest hope most Americans - including Republicans - had when Barack Obama was elected president was that the election of a black person as the country’s president would reduce, if not come close to eliminating, the racial tensions that have plagued America for generations. (Elected Quotes) When I was first elected to parliament 18 years ago, one of the many things that struck me and that I still feel now is how the Labour Party, the party of collective action, can, at MP level and above, behave in such an individualistic way. (Elected Quotes) I was a freshman in college in 1980, the year that Reagan was elected, and I went around badgering people to vote for him. (Elected Quotes) Conservatives and companies condoned Rush Limbaugh’s politics of personal destruction when it came to smearing elected officials. ‘Fair game,’ they said, even when crass and crude. That’s just the way it is. (Elected Quotes) The real con artist is Senator Marco Rubio.Who was elected in Florida and who has the worst voting record in the United States Senate. He doesn’t go to vote. He’s absent. (Elected Quotes) After Bush was elected in 2004 - please note that I didn’t say ‘re-elected’ - and I was walking around in my befuzzed state of confusion and low-grade depression, I set out more or systematically to read writers who’d grappled with that fundamental question of what America is, why it is the way it is. (Elected Quotes) Many of our elected officials have virtually handed the keys to our schools over to corporate interests. Presidential commissions on education are commonly chaired by the executives of large companies. (Elected Quotes) If peace activists really want to make changes, they have to start putting intense pressure on their elected officials. Of course, everything should be non-violent, because we are trying to create a peaceful world, and violence can’t produce peace - no matter what George W. Bush and his buddies say. (Elected Quotes) A large portion of American citizens, especially people of color, have lost confidence in our criminal justice system. Many have called for appointing special prosecutors when a police officer kills or injures a civilian. If you were elected president, would you publicly support special prosecutors in these cases and what is one other thing you would do to fix our broken justice system? (Elected Quotes) You know, when we get to a point in this country where dissent is extremism, we’ve turned, I think, a very dark page in our history. And I don’t want us to go there. I encourage Americans and I’m - right now, to go to these town hall meetings, to - to talk to your Congressmen, the people that you elected. (Elected Quotes) If members of the security apparatus could, with impunity, keep from those elected by the people that which they’re entitled to know - or worse, feed false information - those who could control the classified data could be the real decision makers. (Elected Quotes) Conservatives are telling elected leaders that expansion of Medicaid comes at a moral - or more overtly, a political - price. At what price are they willing to go back on years of proclaiming ‘socialized medicine’ as the slippery slope to ‘rationing of health care,’ ‘death panels’ and other claims far too gruesome to mention in polite company? (Elected Quotes) And it’s important to remember we are all responsible - or certainly the elected members in Washington of both parties are responsible for making decisions and choices to ensure that the economy grows and jobs are created. (Elected Quotes) Forty-five States, as the gentleman just said, have determined by people that were elected by the people of that State that marriage is the definition of one man and one woman. (Elected Quotes) Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs can be elected to the parliament in a democratic election. (Elected Quotes) The next time they give you all that civic bullshit about voting, keep in mind that Hitler was elected in a full, free democratic election (Elected Quotes) The Chief Whip’s job is trying to make sure that the Government - and MPs elected as part of the governing party - deliver the promises that they were elected on. That’s a healthy part of the democratic process. (Elected Quotes) The American people deserve to know that their elected leaders play by the exact same rules that they play by and that their lawmakers’ only interest is what’s best for the country, not their own financial gain. (Elected Quotes) Obama was elected on a slogan of hope and change because both were in short supply: the military exhausted by two wars, the banks failing their public trust, the U.S. Congress a comedy of dysfunction, and a federal government that seemed designed to idle on the sidelines. (Elected Quotes) Everybody is telling me Donald Trump is going to destroy the stock market if he’s elected (Elected Quotes)

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