“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 recordMay 23, 2016
Fifty-five years ago today I was arrested in a Jacksonville, Mississippi, bus station for using a 'whites only' restroom.
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James A. Lewis
Democratic · Illinois
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John Lewis reflects on his past arrest and calls for 'good trouble' to challenge political orthodoxies.

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