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Agnosticsherbet

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2. As with other technological changes, there is no way to stop it in the short term.

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 08:40 PM

Dec 2015

and no one who could stop it.

Therefore, I voted "other."

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Should automated propaganda bots be legal to use in US elections? [View all] Renew Deal Dec 2015 OP

I for one welcome ... etc ... you know the drill. Old Union Guy Dec 2015 #1

"Simple heuristic tool" may become my go-to insult for 2016 Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #9

As with other technological changes, there is no way to stop it in the short term. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #2

Agree Renew Deal Dec 2015 #4

I'm not too crazy about our government doing this in other countries either n/t arcane1 Dec 2015 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #8

You ask two very different questions. Should they be legal? and Should we use it? tritsofme Dec 2015 #5

Do computers have first amendment rights? Renew Deal Dec 2015 #10

Is speech created on a computer protected by the First Amendment? tritsofme Dec 2015 #11

Do printing presses have First Amendment rights? Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #13

I'm gonna second the observation that you are asking two very different questions, here. Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #6

"Simple heuristic tools"- that's shorthand for the Republican Base right there, isnt it? Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #7

Please align your poll question with the question in your subject line (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #12

As much as I hate them I believe Fox News has a first amendment right 951-Riverside Dec 2015 #14

You go to the polls with the existing legal framework,... MohRokTah Dec 2015 #15

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