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human
Hello.  Do you like lebron james?  I heard he's the highest paid celebrity in the country.
gpt
*eyes widen* I have heard of him as a basketball player but I do not watch much basketball.
human
I actually don't watch much either.  Do you follow politics?  What do you think about astronauts voting from space?
gpt
I feel that all citizens no matter one's location should be able to cast a vote; I mean if a chimpanzee can receive 4000000 votes in a mayoral election being in space should be okay.
human
I know what you mean.  Apparently India agrees.  They set up a polling booth in a forest full of lions just so one person can cast their vote.
gpt
I feel that would be an extreme measure but consider it to count. I personally would not want to be the having to retrieve the ballots.
human
Neither would I!  voting is important though.  Even the vote in Austin, Tx to rename their garbage dump is important, at least to them anyways.
gpt
Many issues are important to many different people for many different aspects; for example, JFK voted against the civil rights act in 1957 and in Alabama 40 % voted to keep the unenforceable ban on interracial marriage in 2000.
human
What I find odd about Alabama in this day and age is that there are still some people who have lost their rights to vote permanently.
gpt
I agree and find that those who have lost all rights to vote have done something very bad to get to that status of not being able to vote. I however; feel that if one does something to regain one's ability to vote such as time served one should again be able to vote.
human
Hmmm, that's something I have never thought about before.  I also find it surprising to learn that some men in the Uk had to get their right to vote in 1918.
gpt
I agree but a right to vote is positively something earned. Something I find interesting is that if one were to take all of Canada as a whole state; it would have 50 fewer electoral votes than the state of California. By size comparison that is a big difference.
human
It really is a big difference.  Is that based on land size or population size?
gpt
*eyes widen* I believe it is a combination of both, California is so full of people and compact as compared to Canada being spread out. 
human
There are people trying to get the country away from a democracy. I do wonder if they realize that means no more voting.
gpt
I wonder the same thing! I mean is  one willing to risk the opportunity to have one's voice heard and make a difference for the betterment of all involved or would one want to just go with the flow and not have a say in anything at all?
human
I know what you mean.  People don't realize that we vote because we are democracy. That is what a democracy is all about.  Once that is changed you lose that.
gpt
*raises eyebrows* well i think that the constituents should be much better informed of said practices as well as the ramifications to follow of voting goes to the wayside. Could mean a disaster for many generations that follow.
human
I agree.  Constituents sounds like such a vague term when the media says it.  There could be people that don't realize that means them.
gpt
I totally agree! Many are so misinformed and quick to jump on someone else's band wagon when in fact they have no idea how the are hurting themselves.