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merica is ready for a leader who will make fair and honest elections a priority. As a senator, Hillary has fought to restore integrity to our elections. She will bring the same commitment to the White House.
Fair and honest elections are the bedrock of a successful democracy. Yet we have seen abuses in national elections since 2000 that have undermined our democracy and Americans' faith in our electoral system.
Hillary is a leading champion of election reform. She has introduced the Count Every Vote Act to avoid repeating the problems of the past and ensure the integrity of our elections. Her bill:
* Provides a paper trail for every vote cast.
* Designates Election Day as a national holiday.
* Allows same-day registration.
* Minimizes long lines at the polls.
* Makes sure that impartial officials administer our elections.
* Allows the attorney general to bring suit against anyone using deceptive practices (like distributing flyers with incorrect information about voter eligibility) to keep voters from voting.
* Helps states invest in better voting technology.
Ready to Lead
Hillary, along with Senator Barbara Boxer and Representatives Stephanie Tubbs Jones and John Lewis, reintroduced the Count Every Vote Act on the 42nd anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march from Selma, Alabama. She has vowed to continue the fight for this bill because all Americans should be sure their votes are counted.
Hillary has also been a champion for civil rights. She has called for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act -- comprehensive civil rights legislation that would finally prohibit discrimination against employees on the basis of their sexual orientation. She has also supported legislation to end hate crimes by empowering federal officers with the greater authority and resources to investigate and prosecute these crimes.
She worked on bills, both of which were passed into law, to honor Shirley Chisholm for her service and to place a statue of Sojourner Truth in the U.S. Capitol. And she strongly opposed the confirmations of Samuel Alito and John Roberts as Supreme Court Justices, and those of Charles Pickering, Miguel Estrada, Janice Rogers Brown, and Priscilla Owen as federal circuit court judges.
Hillary's Plans
* Protecting Civil Rights and Fighting Discrimination in the 21st century
* LGBT Community
* Hispanic Community
* Native American Community
* Disabilities Community
Speeches
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* Remarks at SEIU 32BJ Event Honoring the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
* AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES: Remarks at the Granite State Independent Living Forum
* VISION: Remarks to the NAACP
merica is ready for a leader who will make fair and honest elections a priority. As a senator, Hillary has fought to restore integrity to our elections. She will bring the same commitment to the White House.
Fair and honest elections are the bedrock of a successful democracy. Yet we have seen abuses in national elections since 2000 that have undermined our democracy and Americans' faith in our electoral system.
Hillary is a leading champion of election reform. She has introduced the Count Every Vote Act to avoid repeating the problems of the past and ensure the integrity of our elections. Her bill:
* Provides a paper trail for every vote cast.
* Designates Election Day as a national holiday.
* Allows same-day registration.
* Minimizes long lines at the polls.
* Makes sure that impartial officials administer our elections.
* Allows the attorney general to bring suit against anyone using deceptive practices (like distributing flyers with incorrect information about voter eligibility) to keep voters from voting.
* Helps states invest in better voting technology.
Ready to Lead
Hillary, along with Senator Barbara Boxer and Representatives Stephanie Tubbs Jones and John Lewis, reintroduced the Count Every Vote Act on the 42nd anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march from Selma, Alabama. She has vowed to continue the fight for this bill because all Americans should be sure their votes are counted.
Hillary has also been a champion for civil rights. She has called for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act -- comprehensive civil rights legislation that would finally prohibit discrimination against employees on the basis of their sexual orientation. She has also supported legislation to end hate crimes by empowering federal officers with the greater authority and resources to investigate and prosecute these crimes.
She worked on bills, both of which were passed into law, to honor Shirley Chisholm for her service and to place a statue of Sojourner Truth in the U.S. Capitol. And she strongly opposed the confirmations of Samuel Alito and John Roberts as Supreme Court Justices, and those of Charles Pickering, Miguel Estrada, Janice Rogers Brown, and Priscilla Owen as federal circuit court judges.
Hillary's Plans
* Protecting Civil Rights and Fighting Discrimination in the 21st century
* LGBT Community
* Hispanic Community
* Native American Community
* Disabilities Community
Speeches
more ยป
* Remarks at SEIU 32BJ Event Honoring the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
* AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES: Remarks at the Granite State Independent Living Forum
* VISION: Remarks to the NAACP
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Re: voting election reform
Sat, May 17, 2008 - 12:44 PMwell, this is a thing to think about.
i can dig deeper for ten pages all by myself. that may shoot myself in the foot AND waste my time by overwhelming people or giving them
the idea that i mean to go solo.
So what should i do?
Things reverse from my leadership to yours. The ball is in your court now, not mine.
the problem is, do you get the game or must i play alone still to demonstrate it?
This is complicated.
I have my own good answers for many of these issues. But merely standing on a soapbox doesn't make a great invitation to chat.
So heres me, with a shot in the arm which is a dead end if more people can't embrace this turn and run with it.
Heres one conversation which can mean almost nothing and fade into history, or, which can start the revolution if you will let it.
well, so what can i say? Here i am, talking to myself. I get used it its most of what i end up doing. thoughts drift to what i could do.
I could explore the good and bad in both platforms. I could run google searches to link to more info per plank. I could more fully introduce
other peoples ideas, such as kucinich, gravel, ron paul, ralph nader, and etc.
I could go to yahoo and post questions to their q and a. not that they ever give good answers to high order questions.
I could i could could but what should i do to be sincere here?
how can i serve you all in making this real?
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