Rick Famuyiwa Quotes

Voters will decide how they want to be governed.

I still have a great deal of faith in our political system and a great deal of faith in the American people and voter.

The Election Assistance Commission represents a major, unprecedented commitment from the federal government to sustained freedom and vibrant democracy. I am humbled by the prospect of being one its charter members.

The government's intention is to function, to have debates in Parliament, and to work in the interest of the people.

I'm attorney general of the United States. I will not stand for - I will not allow people to take away that which people gave their lives to give, and that is the ability for the American people to vote.

My primary motivation for running for the 9th Congressional District is that I strongly believe that one of the hallmarks of the American democracy is a representative form of democracy.

To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing different programmes can make a bid for power.

That is why I came to conclusion that the election must take place, so that the republic can have a government. If I were to say that everything will change for the better immediately, that would not be true. The struggle will continue for a long time.

I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions.

The vote, cast in a free atmosphere and with all inclinations and parties at present, was after all a vote to the Islamic Republic, to national independence, to the Constitution and to the Islamic causes.

The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage; and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough.

The Senate floor is and always has been the great arena of our democracy. I spent eight years in my younger life as a boxer, and sometimes when I enter the chamber, I think, 'This is the ring. The American people can see us here and listen to our arguments. This is where the fights matter.'

The Republic...may suffer under the present imbecile chief, but the sober second thought of the people will restore it at out next Presidential election.

What does a vote for impeachment really mean? It is a vote to nullify the most sacrosanct institution in any democracy, the ballot box.

I trust the American people. They almost always get it right …

We are a democracy and I will go with the 51 percent wherever that leads us.

We have submitted the issues to the American people, and their word is law.

Our constitutional democracy demands our participation, not just every four years, but all the time.

The fate of our democracy lies both in the hannds if the people and of the President

Somebody is going to be making the laws for this entire country. It could be you. Will it be you?

I cast my vote against Donald Trump. I did it without joy or enthusiasm. I did it out of civic duty and love for our country.

Our mission is simple, but profound - to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution. That mission hasn't changed, and it won't change, not as long as I have anything to say about it.

I think the American people have a lot of questions about the governance of this country.

If we are competing in elections, it's because we believe in the popular vote and will be slaves to our constitution.

Americans need to be engaged and invested in the legislative process that affects their daily lives, otherwise we are just democracy in name only.