I stumble through a carnival of horrors
We have no basis for having a recall of any particular type of voting equipment because there are no standards. And when we do have standards, even these standards are required to be voluntary.
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.
When public access to voting is impaired or when public confidence in voting is diluted, democracy suffers and our freedom is less secure.
It's an embarrassment that we don't have a broad enough consensus among political leaders that true reform should take place.
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 produced them.
The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war.
Every moment of worry weakens the soul for its daily combat.
Love differs from all the other contagious diseases: the last time a man is exposed to it, he takes it most readily, and has it the worst!
Sometimes I wonder if all my friends are insane.