Barack Obama: “This year, they came back determined to set a new tone.”

I hope this center will serve as an affirmation of just how special, how precious our democracy truly is.

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.

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

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.