Barack Obama: “America does not stand still; we move forward.”

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

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.

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.