What We Say Is That Democracy Means That You Have The Right To Vote Without Intimidation And Undue Burdens. But If You Stand In Line For Six Hours, Technically, Today There Is No Document, No Standard, No Law That Says That That's Wrong. - SearchQuotes

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What we say is that democracy means that you have the right to vote without intimidation and undue burdens. But if you stand in line for six hours, technically, today there is no document, no standard, no law that says that that's wrong.

Vic Snyder

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