The reality, though, is that many Americans aren't voting on facts.
In a landmark article about judging, the scholar John Leubsdorf said a justice should abide by three principles: avoid basing a vote on personal considerations; avoid basing a vote on facts learned outside the case; and consider both sides' arguments.
The U.S. Senate looks poised to vote this week on the contentious national debate over GMO labeling, but as the potentially landmark vote looms, facts that should be at the heart of the discussion are being lost.
The results of the first round of voting, in fact, sent shock waves through the French body politic.
Even if you don't give a shit about voting, the fact remains that elections are the most powerful way to influence government policy.
One of the appellate judges asked, "how come the state of North Carolina doesn't want people to vote?" The facts speak for themselves.
If a member declines to vote, the fact must be recorded in the Minutes.
It is not known whether the vote in fact led to a rating change.
This time, Trayhnam says, "the main issue that got me down there was the black vote, the fact that our vote was thrown away.
The Wallace vote remains fact of a certain significance, even though it is of uncertain consequence, and perhaps of no direct political consequence.
That brings her back above 2.5 million votes — in fact, close to 2.6 million votes ahead of Sanders, even including the missing caucus votes.
