The American People Can Be - And

People Feel Uncomfortable Talking About Racial Issues Out Of Fear That If They Express Things They Will Be Characterized In A Way That's Not Fair. I Think That There Is Still A Need For A Dialogue About Things Racial That We Have Not Engaged In.

[i] Can't Actually Imagine A Time In Which The Need For More Diversity Would Ever Cease. Affirmative Action Has Been An Issue Since Segregation Practices. The Question Is Not When Does It End, But When Does It Begin [..] When Do People Of Color Truly Get The Benefits To Which They Are Entitled?

I Think That People, Despite My Law Enforcement Background, View Me As Taking These Consistently Progressive Stands, And I Think That, Philosophically, There Is A Desire To Get At That Person. But I Think The Stands I Have Taken Are Totally Consistent With A Person Who Is Looking At Things Realistically, Factually.

I Understand The Second Amendment. I Respect The Second Amendment. I Think We Need To Use Common Sense Tools To Keep The American People Safe, To Keep Our Streets Safe.

We Need Election Systems That Are Free From Fraud, Discrimination, And Partisan Influence And That Are More, Not Less, Accessible To The Citizens Of This Country.