The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation is set to hand out its annual Profile in Courage Award on May 4 to a politician or other public figure who the foundation thinks has demonstrated extraordinary political courage, especially when doing so subjects him or her to criticism from those with whom they are ordinarily allied.
If the deadline for nominations hadn’t already passed for this year’s awards, there are four congressional Democrats who would have fit that description. They should be considered for next year’s Profile in Courage Awards.
On April 10, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE, Act, 220-208, with the votes of four Democrats who defied their party’s strident, knee-jerk opposition to the measure, which is aimed at ensuring election integrity.
The four Democrats who courageously…
