“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 28, 2014
The exercise of those rights does not threaten our democracy. It is the attempt to restrict these rights that we must fear.
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Pat Roberts
Republican · Kansas
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Pat Roberts emphasizes the importance of First Amendment rights in democracy.

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