“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 recordDecember 16, 2013
With this kind of a ruling, private entities can trump federal law.
Said by
Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Hirono critiques a ruling that allows private arbitration to override federal law.

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