“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 recordMarch 5, 2012
You have to convince me that it is important and helpful enough to send a person to jail who wants to exercise their right not to answer it.
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Trey Gowdy
Republican · South Carolina
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Gowdy questions the justification for penalizing individuals exercising their right to remain silent.

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