Barack Obama: “I think credit cards are an important convenience for a lot of people.”

There’s no doubt that we are going through a period right now of disruption, polarization.

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power

People aren't looking for perpetual anger and division. They are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect, that deep in our gut, we want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away.

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.