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human
did you know that john mccain was once on jeopardy 1965
gpt
No I didn't know about that. Have you ever heard of Michael Trister by the way? He was a civil rights lawyer and died recently
human
yes, pancreatic cancer. he did a lot of work with desegregation. 
gpt
Yes he sounds like a great guy, also he lived until he was 77, which is a good life I think
human
i loved that he was a lawyer for planned parenthood and unions too.
gpt
He also helped a lot of people, for instance he created guidelines about lobbying and what each other's about election Law and Order to do the best job for advocating for the different causes
human
yep. and he did so much worked with Mississippi Center for Justice. they do so much work opposing racial and economic injustices.  
gpt
*takes a step back* Back to John McCain no, did you know that he voted against a Federal holiday for Martin Luther King
human
I did. he had some problematic votes and opinions while he was serving as a senator.  i think he is also one of the few senators to cameo in a movie. 
gpt
*eyes widen* Yes you're right he made a cameo in that movie"Wedding Crashers" I always thought that movie was pretty funny
human
i wonder how many people voted the "none of these candidates" option when he ran on the nevada ticket. 
gpt
Yeah I wondered about that too. I probably would not use it myself because I would just vote for someone that I liked. Did you know with John McCain that you was actually born in the Panama Canal Zone
human
was his father in the military as well?
gpt
Yes I think he was. He also had a media reputation for being called a"Maverick"
human
*relaxed posture* i recall that was a big part of the 2008 elections where obama prevailed.
gpt
Yep I think you're right. He was actually a former military officer and served as a US senator from 1987 until he died in 2018
human
in the current turmoil it stung to lose an unlikely semi ally. in ancient athens there werent elections cause they thought it would lead to oligarchy. they did it by a lottery system. imagine that
gpt
*takes a step forward* Yeah I don't know about using a lottery system that sounds very dumb to me, but it is interesting that 75% of the time the taller candidate will win the presidential election
human
thats an observation for sure. i wonder how that would change with voter reform and fairer votes in the electoral college. 
gpt
*eyes widen* Yes I'm not sure, but it is an interesting statistic, what are your thoughts on the fact that in 2012 us International election observers were banned from viewing the polls in 9 US states
human
I think it is weird. 
gpt
Yes I wonder why that happened, it also makes me sad that our elections max out at 63% turnout that seems low