Barack Obama: “Our police officers and sheriffs are dedicated public servants who continue both their lines -- on the line to keep us…”

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

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.

Every president here today, as different as we are, has tried our best to uphold the values that John McCain and Mitt Romney believed in no less than I did.

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.