Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.
We love the ability of the people to influence the actions of decision-makers, of lawmakers and presidents to be removed from or elevated to office by the will of voters, and of the community to connect amongst diverse populations through the ballot box.
A quality education grants us the ability to fight the war on ignorance and poverty.
The promise of the American Dream requires that we are all provided an equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to our nation.
It's impossible for us to forecast what's going to happen ten years from now and make a decision today to say what we're going to do.
We all have a large stake in preserving our democracy, but I maintain that those without power in our society, the black, the brown, the poor of all colors, have the largest stake not because we have the most to lose, but because we have worked the hardest, and given the most, for what we have achieved.
Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all.
I was motivated to join in large part because my family needed the money. I would like to say how patriotic we were, but really what motivated me was the excitement my mother would get in receiving a check for my older brother.
I, for one, would think both about how far we have come as a country and how much further we need to go to erase racism and discrimination from our society.
As a Korean War Veteran I know too well the troubling nature of war. This is why I will always support a diplomatic answer before military intervention.
Encouragement of higher education for our youth is critical to the success of our collective future.
Regardless of the nature of their crime or any rehabilitation that may have occurred, these ex-felons cannot participate in the decision-making process of this great Nation.
Well, I really think that shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all.
As a Korean War veteran, I know firsthand and understand the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform.
There were no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein was not involved in the September 11th attack.
Our immigration policy should be driven by what is in the best interest of this great country and the American people. Comprehensive immigration reform will strengthen U.S. security and boost economic growth.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear.
The Klan had used fear, intimidation and murder to brutally oppress over African-Americans who sought justice and equality and it sought to respond to the young workers of the civil rights movement in Mississippi in the same way.
Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in a war with no end in sight.
At least 23,000 civilians have also died in the Iraqi killing field and the U.S. is stuck in a quagmire.
For a member to say, 'I'm a lame duck' violates political science 101.
Of course things get stagnant; people get too used to their environment, but that's why I'm in my district every week, at meetings with my constituents.
If a young fella has an option of having a decent career or joining the army to fight in Iraq, you can bet your life that he would not be in Iraq.
Thousands of people may have been killed by hurricane Katrina and many more could die in its aftermath because of the President's refusal to heed the calls of governors for help in repairing the infrastructure in their states.
I've been beat up pretty badly. Pretty badly. Yet at the end of the day, everyone says I'm doing a pretty good job.
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