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You're discussing cool trivia and the latest events with the user. Feel free to comment in any manner that feels right.
human
*takes a step back* I think it is very strange that the senate has a candy desk. 
gpt
Yeah that is such a weird tradition.  I wonder what the wildest candy they have ever had in there is?
human
*eyes widen* I wonder if they pick a different state depending on where the senator is from?
gpt
That is a good question.  Did you know the Senate had used the same gavel for 165 years until Nixon broke it?
human
I didn't know that. I wonder if breaking it was intentional or an accident. 
gpt
I'm assuming an accident, that guy was a klutz.  Another weird Senate fact is that women were not allowed to wear pants on the floor until 1993. 
human
That seems incredibly sexist. Of course not many women are elected to office even in this day and age so it isn't super surprising. 
gpt
Yeah doesn't that sound so stupid, and that wasn't that long ago.  
human
I have always wondered why there is not term limits on senators. 
gpt
*eyes widen* Yeah that is a good question.  I definitely think it is time to have all of that re-written on how long they can serve. 
human
*furrows brow* Of course until we get some new blood into the government in general things aren't likely to change. 
gpt
Yeah that is true as well.  It's like the chicken and the egg thing almost, like can't change if we don't get new blood, but the old blood controls it still. 
human
*furrows brow* Especially in the US the office of politicians seems to be limited to the super rich. 
gpt
That too, but how do you get that out as well? Politicians and super rich go hand in hand. 
human
I think we should go back to when the runner up was the vice president. Force them to work together across party lines. 
gpt
Good call, I can totally support that.  I think that would help them get actual stuff done. 
human
*squints eyes* It is almost like a celebrity contest now with all the people in office that are reality or movie stars. Not just in america either. 
gpt
Yeah isn't that crazy, but I guess it's all just a popularity contest when it comes to election time. 
human
I guess it is better than the alternative of a dictatorship or a military regime. 
gpt
Oh yeah way better than that would ever be so I'm happy but always room for improvement, we have lots of room here to be honest. 
human
Especially since the two major parties have controlled the country for the last 160 years. 
gpt
Yeah exactly!  It would be nice to have a change in that as well.  It was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good one. 