in order to win this argument. our democratic system of government actually has to do stuff that s good for the country. in order to win this argument the world. and that is not necessarily happening right now. kristen national security adviser jake sullivan put it today at the white house briefing. right after president biden had made his call to the president of ukraine. question on voting. for the for the people act. if it is not passed, is it a national security issue? i would say the basic notion of democratic reform and voting rights in the united states is a national security issue. where the competition of models, with autocracies and we are trying to show the world that american democracy and moxie at large can work, can effectively deliver the will of the people and to the extent that we are not updating, refurbishing, revamping our own democratic procedures and processes to meet the needs of the modern moment, then we are not going