The next Congress will face the following problems,IMO.

[CK_John]

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List:
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Banks going cashless
Driveless cars/trucks
70% unemployment
Hidden motor on bicycles
Ad-blockers violates interstate commerce
Added:
Pandemics and replacement drug shortages

[tonyt53]

1. You left out robots

[pinboy3niner]

2. And zombies

[CK_John]

4. I wanted to give the voters a guide to send questions to those running for office.

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[Bucky]

7. Zombies don't run; they shamble

[pinboy3niner]

9. Until they meet Carol

[CK_John]

3. The 70% lack of jobs is because of automation.

[Runningdawg]

5. Add to this list

Pandemics and drug shortages and/or drugs that no longer work on severe infections.
A broken medical system that boomers could drive to collapse.

[Orrex]

6. How do ad-blockers violate interstate commerce?

If I install such a program on my own privately-owned system, I am simply stopping ads from displaying on that system. I'm not interfering with interstate commerce any more than if I change the TV channel during commercials.

[CK_John]

8. Commercial interests are being hurt by ad blockers and they will

try to get relief from the Congress.

[Orrex]

10. Possibly, but that effort will likely fail

Assuming, of course, that we get a Democrat in the Whitehouse and a human in the 9th SCOTUS seat.

Congress might pass a law criminalizing this basic aspect of internet use, but the SCOTUS will rule either that private citizens' use of such software systems is protected by the 1st Amendment or that Congress overstepped its bounds in its particular reading of the commerce clause.


Interesting thought experiment, though.