“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 recordJanuary 9, 2017
The forces of law and order in Alabama were so strong, that to take a stand against this injustice we had to be willing to sacrifice our lives for our cause.
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James A. Lewis
Democratic · Illinois
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Lewis reflects on the sacrifices made for civil rights in Alabama.

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