This is a misrepresentation. There are a few who are probably outright incapacitated where this is true (e.g. Feinstein) but most Congresspeople are firmly in t

This is a misrepresentation. There are a few who are probably outright incapacitated where this is true (e.g. Feinstein) but most Congresspeople are firmly in the drivers seat. Now, whether they just default take the positions their staff tells them to on issues like AI they know little about is a different argument than whether they are puppets. I assure you, X rural senator whose core constituency cares about an issue like agriculture has their own opinions on agriculture.