i read that line, osmir and zaran, and it gave me chills, because it reminded me of my own family and stories of people who fought for justice that they would never enjoy. it reblinded -- reminded me of the history in this country when suffrage leaders fought for the vote for black men, the vote, the suffrage for blacks, and they would not enjoy it as women. it reminds me of so many americans who still stood up for principles and ideals that our country proclaims, even when they would not enjoy them. osmir and zaran, your father continues -- the unfortunate fact remains we have a fundamentally broken process for choosing federal judges. there's no longer a system for evaluating fitness for judicial office. it is now the channel for the raising of money based upon performative mccarthyism before video cameras and for the dissemination of dark money funded attacks that especially target minorities. nominees pay the price, and so does our nation, who will give up the rewards -- who will give up the rewards of private sector success for pluck service, if the added -- for public service if