lol he even voted against his own plan. Imagine being the schmuck who was the one dissenting vote
Ted Cruz's plan to punish states that regulate AI shot down in 99-1 vote
Submitted 1 day ago by tonytins@pawb.social to technology@lemmy.world
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Toneswirly@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 5 hours ago
Rafael Cruz hates Rafael Cruz so much that he voted against his own amendment.
lemmylommy@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
“I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life.”
- John Boehner
„Everyone hates Ted“
- Donald Trump
lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 22 hours ago
If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you.
―Lindsey Graham
felbane@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
I think this is my favorite GOP quote of all time.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 hours ago
I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues like Ted Cruz. And I hate Ted Cruz.
-Al Franken
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
"Here’s the thing you have to understand about Ted Cruz: I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues like Ted Cruz. And I hate Ted Cruz."
- Al Franken
domi@lemmy.secnd.me 10 hours ago
bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
Stop giving broadband funds globally, it’s just squandered, it needs to be manually voted on and approved per project.
Bluefruit@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Agreed. Make them do the work first ffs or something. Tired of these “providers” getting free money for shit they dont even do.
joyjoy@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
“Everyone hated that”
Davriellelouna@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
If you want to see how dumb voters can be, there is no better evidence than Ted Cruz.
I followed his recent Senate race in Texas. In a speech, Cruz said he was fighting against the elite.
- His father owns an oil company
- He attended a private prep school in Houston. His classmates were kids from the Bush family.
- He went to Harvard and Princeton
- His wife is a senior executive at Goldman Sachs
Fighting against the elite? What a joke.
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 3 hours ago
You have to remember it’s not about facts, it’s about feelings. As I always say, we’re all susceptible to that to some extent, but the republicans have it bad.
Shirasho@lemmings.world 1 day ago
So what I’m hearing is this is a bill to distract from more important things and to delay.
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Not really, the entire bill is the worst thing to happen to the USA in a hundred years, Ted Cruz’s tiny portion was just so stupid that even the party of destruction disliked it.
Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Rafael doesn’t belive in preferred name. Stop clan Rafael, Ted.
slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
But states rights? What happened to states rights?
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
states’ rights to opress people was the full thought
CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 23 hours ago
States rights was never really an ideal (in general, if it’s wrong to allow something in one state, it’d be wrong to allow it in the rest, after all). It was just a thing to bring out whenever the federal government disagreed with something they wanted but someone states didn’t. But now that they control the federal government, it becomes a liability, so they drop it.
Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 22 hours ago
I thought the 1 vote had to be
the Zodiac killerTed Cruz, but no:The one vote backing moratorium on state AI laws came from Thom Tillis, not Cruz.
Did he just not get the memo, or is he that paid off?
billwashere@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
So unless my math is wrong there are 100 senators. And if the only yes vote was my own lovely senator Tillis, Cruz voted against his own thing?!?
Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 21 hours ago
Yup, even Cruz voted against it. Reality is truly stranger than fiction.
meco03211@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
And how does anyone vote for something that’s 99-1 unless you happen to be the first? Some things you should make a principled stand sure, but that’s not this.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
is that the self proclaimed black Nazi?
tomenzgg@midwest.social 4 hours ago
I don’t think he’d won his election; I also think it was a local election, rather than a federal one? But, I’ll admit, I hadn’t been following his race very closely.
Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 20 hours ago
I don’t think so? Dude looks like he’d be a WASP if he wasn’t Catholic. Unless he was doing some internet sock puppet shenanigans or something.
FelixCress@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
The one vote backing moratorium on state AI laws came from Thom Tillis, not Cruz.
🤣🤣🤣
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
So… Ted voted against his own bill?
Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Ted Cruz can go fuck himself.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 22 hours ago
So how much did this cost?
CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 hours ago
roofuskit@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
False, nobody can ever lose respect for Ted Cruz. There’s none to lose.
neidu3@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Some nuance I read recently: The argument from above is basically that they want Ai research to continue as it has national security value. Therefore, any limitations or regulations to AI research should only happen on a federal level.
The idea is that all states should share the same playing field so that any researchers do not have to treat states differently.
theneverfox@pawb.social 23 hours ago
No, that’s the rationalization. They admin wants to use palantir to collect data on American citizens, including giving ICE mobile camera installations to do face tracking. They want to do a 1984, and they don’t want any speed bumps from the states
Also, AI companies gave Trump money and there’s talk of restricting their power/water access to data centers to prioritize the people living nearby
meyotch@slrpnk.net 23 hours ago
I don’t buy it.
A diversity of regulatory approaches especially in such a complex subject really does need the 50 state laboratory.
In fact because states are smaller markets, it might encourage the development of more smaller companies. A complex regulatory landscape gives an efficiency edge to players who focus product development in specific states.
Anything to keep this shitshow happening in a more democratic way is fine by me. Anthropic and that Altman fellow seem so desperately out of touch with humanity, I welcome any disadvantages we can give them.
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 21 hours ago
i honestly don't give af about states that like ai fuck them. ai should be abolished everywhere.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 22 hours ago
It’s Biden’s fault.
Lemminary@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Of course. Also, thanks Obama!
jimjam5@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
j0ester@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Don’t forget to blame dei and Hillary’s emails!
Fleur_@aussie.zone 22 hours ago
Probably doesn’t care, already made his paycheck after all
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Was Ted the 1 vote or was he in Cancun for the roll call?
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 21 hours ago
"i like ted cruz more than most of my other colleagues like ted cruz and i hate ted cruz"
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 21 hours ago
This is not good news, because it was up to debate.
Yeldarb12@toast.ooo 23 hours ago
Ha!
einlander@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Why is this foreign born person still in the US? Didn’t Trump say he wanted to deport naturalized citizens? Deport
TedRafael Edward Cruz back to Canada! Send him back!leftytighty@slrpnk.net 3 hours ago
After all the shit you’re giving us to deal with in Canada this would be the final straw that leads to war. He’s a product of your culture and his power comes from you, he’s your creation.