“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 12, 2011
I rise in humble and solemn support for House Resolution 32. I also rise to express my heartfelt gratitude to our distinguished Speaker... It was also an attack on one of the most important cornerstones of our form of representational democracy--the duty of elected officials to reach out to the citizens they serve. It is imperative that we not allow the tragic events of January 8 to prevent elected officials from fulfilling this duty to remain in close contact with their constituents and well grounded in their concerns.
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Todd Russell Platts
Pennsylvania
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The speaker addresses the attack on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and its implications for democracy.

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