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"Votes in federal elections are cast and counted in a highly decentralized and variable fashion, with no uniform ballots and few national standards."
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"We must not tolerate oppressive government or industrial oligarchy in the form of monopolies and cartels."
"It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be strong."
"The keystone of the Fascist doctrine is its conception of the State, of its essence, its functions, and its aims. For Fascism the State is absolute, individuals and groups relative."
"What I want to do is create more taxpayers, not more taxes."
"I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything."
"The Constitution says that government isn't supposed to be infusing religion into our society, and so I asked to have that upheld."
"As a fiscal conservative, I believe one of the most important roles the federal government can play in assuring that our economy remains strong is to keep our fiscal house in order."
"Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable - a most sacred right - a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world."
"A world technology means either a world government or world suicide."
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"With the parties at virtual parity and the ideological gulf between them never greater, the stakes of majority control of Congress are extremely high."
"Second, the President's popularity has not translated into increased support for the Republican party or for the policies and approaches on domestic policy championed by the President."
"Redistricting is a deeply political process, with incumbents actively seeking to minimize the risk to themselves (via bipartisan gerrymanders) or to gain additional seats for their party (via partisan gerrymanders)."
"In addition to the decline in competition, American politics today is characterized by a growing ideological polarization between the two major political parties."
"The increase in straight-ticket party voting in recent years means that competitive congressional races can tip one way or the other depending on the showing of the candidates at the top of the ticket."
"But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism."
"Responsibility for overseeing the implementation of election law typically resides with partisan officials, many with public stakes in the election outcome."
"While Republican voters have remained universally supportive of their President, Democrats and Independents are returning to a more naturally critical stance."
"All of this suggests that while citizens became more comfortable with President Bush after September 11 and thought him to have the requisite leadership skills, they continue to harbor doubts about his priorities, loyalties, interests, and policies."
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