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Seventeen years ago, Iowa made history. In 2009, the Varnum v. Brien decision affirmed that same-sex couples had the freedom to marry. It was unanimous. It was decisive. And it told the country something important about who we were. Iowa chose courage. At the time, that decision reflected a belief that fairness was not conditional. That dignity was not up for debate. That our laws should protect people, not target them. Today, it is hard to reconcile that legacy with the real

Palm Sunday has always felt important to me. It' s a story about choosing courage at the exact moment when it would be easier to go along to get along. About standing in your values even when you know it’s going to cost you something. That’s a big part of why I’m in this race. I grew up in the church. I was one of those kids who actually looked forward to Sundays. I was always involved. Some weeks I was ushering. Other weeks I was in the choir. A lot of the time I was on the