Jason Kander Quotes

It's not the voting that's democracy, it's the counting.

Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.

Democracy is about voting and it's about a majority vote. And it's time that we started exercising the Democratic process.

It is not suffrage that gives life to democracy; it is our democratic society that gives life to suffrage.

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

Let the people decide whom to vote for, who has more authority. And only people, only our citizens, are able to place the final emphasis, voting for this or that person or political force, or rejecting it. That's democracy.

It's a democracy and if I am outvoted, I have to accept the majority decisions.

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

Anybody who asks for democracy to be introduced should respect the results of democracy.

If we go by the National Popular Vote, we'll get more people voting.

Give all of the governed a voice in their government; that and that alone is self government.

If we could, somehow, get a vote of the people of Tennessee and have it result properly, it would be worth more to us than a battle gained. How long before we can get such a vote?

Democracy is much too important to be left to public opinion.

The continued vitality of our Constitution and the survival of each freedom it protects depend upon the right to vote and the vibrant democracy it affords us. In short, the right to vote underlies each of our other rights.

In a democracy, if you don't get the votes, nothing else is possible, no matter how wonderful your dreams.

We are a democracy, and we get the leaders we deserve because we elect them.

In a democracy, voting is a huge and most important right of a common man.

We live in a democracy. We don't have to tell the people how to vote.

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.

Decision making in a democracy depends above all on knowledge and not just the intel available to presidents and policymakers.

We have accepted the principle of democracy and we are committed to respect the popular verdict and the result of that national consultation.

We love the ability of the people to influence the actions of decision-makers, of lawmakers and presidents to be removed from or elevated to office by the will of voters, and of the community to connect amongst diverse populations through the ballot box.

Voters will decide how they want to be governed.

As long as we're in a democracy, I have to give what I think the majority of people will enjoy.