Katie Porter Quotes

All the blood is drained out of democracy - it dies - when only half the population votes.

To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.

I can't vote again ever, so political party is not a relevant thing for me.

It goes without saying that it's important to vote.

Even if politicians spew confusing, convoluted jargon, these people are still meant to represent me, and the only way that happens is if I stay informed and vote.

I vote, but I don't feel that I'm achieving much when I do.

The very act of voting is a political act.

Without the persistence of voters in America getting up to every election, democracy will not flourish.

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.

I got involved because I wanted to help inspire more people to get off their butts and register and vote - not just in this election, but in every other election from now on, you know?

If you don't vote, you don't count.

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport.

Pretty much all I say politically is I encourage people to register to vote.

The first step toward liberation is to use the power in hand ... and the power in hand is the vote.

Voting is the first duty of democracy.

Getting people to vote is the only way to break this tragic coalition in Congress.

Abstention is a dereliction of citizenship: always cast a vote, if only to cast stones at the most hated.

This election is not about me. It is about you.

Don’t vote. it only encourages the bastards.

It is the duty of governments to create a pro-voter environment that encourages participation, but it is also the responsibility of citizens to make their voices heard.

The people we need to hear from most are the ones who make themselves heard least - except, of course, on Election Day.

Since too few Americans go to the polls, I say what this country needs is a bobblehead election, where voters will get free bobblehead dolls of their choice when they show up and vote for president.

Real change begins with citizens registering to vote, becoming active and engaged in their communities, and casting their ballot at every election for those who will fairly and accurately represent them.

If you don't register to vote, politicians don't really care about you: politicians aren't really caring about what you have to say, what you have to do, anything.

You've got to vote, vote, vote, vote. That's it; that's the way we move forward. That's how we make progress for ourselves and for our country.