**Intro:** Washington D.C. loves two things: power and acronyms. So when AI entered the chat, lawmakers sprinted to draft bills faster than interns grabbing free Georgetown cupcakes.
**Lobbying Surge:** Tech giants spent $120M lobbying AI policy in 2025 (OpenSecrets).
**Comedic Bits:** Imagine a senator asking, “Does this chatbot donate to my PAC?”
**Ethics Debate:** Should your Roomba have voting rights? Some hearings sound like sci-fi fan fiction.
**Closing Punchline:** If democracy dies, at least it’ll be optimized for engagement.
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