Barack Obama said "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." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordNovember 7, 2025

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.

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Obama discusses the purpose of Proposition 50 in response to partisan gerrymandering.

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