“But whether of assenter or dissenter, the only real force at work is the self trying to merge with the cause.”
“If there is any doubt at all about the assenter voting, I should think his assent is not worth much.”
“The assenter is the parent who does not seek custody of the child but either has it thrust upon him or, when presented with the opportunity, gladly accepts it.”
“Despite complaints from Independents about the difficulty in securing assentors, the field has the largest number of Independents for decades.”
“I now have to go through the process of getting thirty assentors in the Westport area, fifteen for the town council and fifteen different people for the county council.”
“With just 75 minutes to go before the deadline for handing in completed nominations, the returning officer told us we needed to get the signatures of 30 assentors.”