“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordFebruary 8, 2011
As President Obama said in his Cairo speech, elections alone do not make true democracy.
Said by
Howard Berman
California
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Editor's note · Context

Elections must be part of a broader democratic process.

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