“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 14, 2009
My strongest objections early on were the interference of the political process into the day-to-day decisions that should have been left to the military.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia
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Webb emphasizes the need for military decisions to remain free from political interference.

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