Barack Obama: “Brenda K. Sannes, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York.”

In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the Declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who owned property.

Now the ball’s in your court, Iowa.

While we are non-partisan, we are not value-neutral. We have a point of view.

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.