Paul Nehlen Quotes

If certain selected bodies of men, deputed on these principles, determine contrary to the wishes and expectations of their constituents, the people have an undoubted right to reject their decisions, to call for a revision of their conduct, to depute others in their room, or if they think proper, to demand further time for deliberation on matters of the greatest moment: …

I decided to run for governor because I got mad... I want to make government more directly accountable to the people.

You elected government officials to make decisions and it's about time they started making good ones.

Is it not natural that a man who is a candidate for the favor of the people, and who is dependant on the suffrages of his fellow-citizens for the continuation of his public honors, should take care to inform himself of their dispositions and inclinations…? This dependant [creates] strong chords of sympathy between the Representative and the constituent.

Presidents come from the people and the should return to the people.

In this country the government responds to the people, not the other way around.

We are hiring too many people who are called politicians, and we are not holding them accountable…. You do not hire someone and not tell them what to do. Make a trip to Washington and see that they are doing what you want them to do.

That's what representative democracy is about, is members going to Washington but coming home and answering the tough questions.

As representatives, we are accountable first not to our party, not to our leadership, not to the chief executive, but just to our constituents.

Professional politicians are busy looking out for their jobs. Send me to Congress so I can look out for your job.

You ought to serve on the platform you run on.

If something is being done on a secret basis in national security, that's a great reason for elected officials to not talk about it. And that's a great way to shirk accountability for it with the public.

We need to ask our policy makers and those we elect to office who are supposed to make decisions to give us the evidence of the facts that are behind the decisions that we make. We should be skeptical.

Canadians want to elect good people to be their voice in Ottawa.

I shall hold myself particularly answerable to my constituents for my present conduct, and in general to all my fellow Citizens throughout these States, when properly questioned.

We have work to do, and Tuesday Americans sent Washington a clear message - get the job done.

Lawmakers need to be held accountable and should feel the impact of a government shutdown just like many other Americans will.

Politics in a democracy is transactional: Politicians seek votes by promising to do things for voters, who seek promises in exchange for their votes.

The people have the right to know what their Agents are doing or have done, and it should not be in the option of the Legislature to conceal their proceedings.

It is the role of the government to do what the people want to be done.

The Presidency is a four-year contract with the American electorate. But with television news, the American people can more easily monitor that contract, being sure every "i" is dotted and every "t" crossed.

In a democracy you [politicians] have to let the press and the people give you crap.

Congress is afraid of the voters, and the voters are looking for leadership.

We don’t trust government, but we need government….Government didn’t land here from Mars. We elected them.

We politicians are no great shakes, but you voters are no day at the beach.