As such, the slavery compromises included in the Constitution can be understood-that is, can be understood to be prudential compromises rather than a surrender of principle-only in light of the Founders' proposition that all men are created equal.
Cornyn was a Judge on Texas' 37th District Court from 1985 to 1991, until he was elected an associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court, where he served 1991 to 1997. In 1998, Cornyn was elected Attorney General of Texas, serving one term until winning a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2002.
In 1964, Margaret Smith became the first woman ever nominated by the republican party to run for president but her bid was not successful. Previously, she had served in the US House of Representatives from 1940-1949. She had also served as a US Senator from 1949-1973, representing Maine. She was the first woman ever to serve both in the House & Senate. She was a republican.