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"Through electing officials that will protect the Constitution and commit themselves to the rights of the people and the health of the nation, we will be able to ensure that no group of ideologues and no private sector institution can coopt our rights, take us into senseless wars and steal the nation from its people."-- Harry Belafonte

"The vote" is a human right. It is seen as an American right. In a democracy there is nothing more fundamental than having the right to vote. -- Jesse Jackson Jr. The Nation January 19, 2006

 "The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures." -- Article 21 Universal Declaration of Human Rights

"Forty-five years after the murder of Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner gave their lives so that blacks in Mississippi would have the right to vote. When the murders occurred, I was very young but they are part of the reason why I value the right to vote so highly." -- Blogger Vaness Unplugged writing about the election of the first black mayor of Philadelphia, Mississippi.