Barack Obama: “You did not elect me to do what was easy. You elected me to do what was right.”

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.

it was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.

The essence of Prop. 50 is to say that if you are going to play that game, then we are going to try to counteract that abuse of the system.