Senator Gunrich at a fundraiser demanded an end to B1-66ER and called the trial, "an obscene joke executed by the secular and soulless agents of an unchecked liberal media whose only concern is selling news-bytes." When asked if he felt machines were capable of human consciousness, Gurich quipped, "I don't care how smart it is, a machine is still a machine and I have no doubt whatsoever that when my time comes and I am standing in the line at our Father's Heavenly gates, I will not be standing behind a vacuum cleaner."