"You've heard me talk in the past about the need for us to have an active citizenry," Obama said. "Sometimes that's messy and controversial and gets people angry and frustrated. But I'd rather have young people that are engaged in the argument and trying to think through how they can be part of our democratic process than people just sitting on the sidelines not participating at all. My suspicion is that over time he's going to refine how he thinks about it. Maybe some of his critics will start seeing that he had a point about concerns about justice and equality. That's how we move forward."