#vote

We are on the precipice of a crisis, a Constitutional crisis. The checks and balances, which have been at the core of this Republic, are about to be evaporated by the nuclear option. The checks and balances that say if you get 51% of the vote, you don't get your way 100% of the time. It is amazing, it's almost a temper tantrum. ↗

— Charles Schumer

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#almost #amazing #balances #been #checks

Voter suppression laws, overzealous filibuster use, you name it - the Republicans use every tactic they can to stop our democracy from actually selecting the person with the most support. ↗

— Jennifer Granholm

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#democracy #every #filibuster #laws #most

The devout life does not solely entail living as a monk or ascetic, though that is fine. The devout life requires bringing God into all things. ↗

— David Paul Kirkpatrick

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#devotion #jesus #life