Cory Booker actually said...

So, if confirmed, will you commit, in a nation where we literally swear an oath, you and I, that we will be a country of liberty and justice...

So will you explain to me? Because I am going to have to vote on your confirmation, which I will not do unless I know you are going to be a ...

They have even pushed at one point to delist the FARC as a terrorist organization, which they should always be on that list.

According to Freedom House, freedom in the world has been in decline over the last decade.