Barack Obama: “I have determined that it is necessary to continue in effect after September 14, 2015, the national emergency with…”

In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the Declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who owned property.

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

The success of this experiment was never a given.

She knew she was going to mess me up, and she did it anyway.