Barack Obama: “We want a system where you can't be denied care if you have a preexisting condition.”

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

We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…

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.