the roads in my state need to be repaired
the elderly in my state suffer poverty
i am worried about being protected from crime in my town
to vote :)
Charles F. Kettering, I believe.
A problem well stated is a problem half solved. Charles Kettering http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Charles_Kettering
John Dewey said, "A problem is half-solved if properly stated." This means that the first stage (which is the most often overlooked) in problem solving is to state the problem. There is no shame in taking a little extra time in understanding exactly what the problem is that is needing to be solved. Stating the problem, is half the battle.
A problem well stated is a problem half solved, quoted by Charles Kettering (1876 - 1958) a US electrical engineer and inventor
impeach
Manga Carta
Roe vs. Wade
The Dread Scott case was the Supreme Court case the stated that Congress did not have the right to ban slavery in states and that blacks were not citizens.
Some delegates did not trust the citizens judgement, Roger SHerman stated, citizens "will never be sufficiently informed", implying that citizens are ignorant towards politics.
The Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court decision in 1857 is the document that stated that slaves were not citizens and had no legal rights.
Thomas Hobbes