• weps@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    most of what I know about congress is that half-dead turtle they roll out with a wheelchair once in a while so we know he’s maybe alive

    “barely capable of email” seems like an understatement

  • anon_8675309@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    Take Tommy tuberville, does anyone who is even slightly intelligent believe he could understand “AI” well enough to actually regulate it?

  • Mulligrubs@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    Why are we even bothering with the “middleman”?

    As it is now, voters are paying these parasites many millions a year (remember in addition to their salaries they have the best healthcare and perks on Earth, I’d be stunned if they ever pay for a meal or any other expense) to pass legislation.

    … and corporations are providing congress with barrels full of cash to pass legislation (that was written by the corporations)

    Just make Amazon, Tesla, JP Morgan, Vanguard et al our “representatives”, and everybody saves an enormous fortune.

    We’re paying for a puppet show that provides nothing to anybody.

  • Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    I agree. A prerequisite for serving in Congress should be not still having a VCR with “12:00” flashing on the clock.