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The documented incidences of voter fraud are very rare, yet throughout the country, forces have mobilized in over 30 states to stop it. These efforts are very partisan.

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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.

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In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process.

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To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.

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I say to people today, 'You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.'

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We are tired of being beaten by policemen. We are tired of seeing our people locked up in jails over and over again. And then you holler, 'Be patient.' How long can we be patient?

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I do not agree with what Mr. Snowden did. He has damaged American international relations and compromised our national security. He leaked classified information and may have jeopardized human lives. That must be condemned.

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I never praised Mr. Snowden or said his actions rise to those of Mohandas Gandhi or other civil rights leaders.

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Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble... good trouble, necessary trouble.

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Without the Sisters of St. Joseph, I might not be standing here.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: February 21st, 1940

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