That's the crucial governance question we're facing, the problem we have now is fear based on uncertainty.

Donald Kettl

Senate Democrats had what seemed to be a kind of big moment in the 1960s where... states' rights were pushed back because of concerns that states left to their own devices would pursue policies that were discriminatory.

What people need is a clear message that's the same no matter where they are, that is a leadership challenge that begins at the top.