Lessig, Harvard professor & constitutional lawyer, Runs for US President
September 7, 2015 3:31 PM Subscribe
to simply pass one sweeping piece of legislation to reform the electoral process which would create automatic voter registration, end gerrymandering, and reform the campaign finance system "Once this legislation passed, Lessig said, he would promptly resign.
To Lessig, this was the only way “to have a referendum within the constitution” and he insisted that while his plan is not “a sure shot”, it is indeed the best shot."
"He also admitted that he had “indirectly” attempted to recruit others to be the standard bearer for his proposal, including former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, California governor Jerry Brown and MSNBC host and former congressman Joe Scarborough. Lessig added that he’d “love to get Jon Stewart to think about” running as well.
Lessig’s entry in the race comes as Sanders has been surging in the polls with his concern about what he calls “the billionaire class” and its ability to “buy elections”. Lessig dismissed Sanders as being concerned about “wealth equality”, which Lessig does not believe is “an issue that will rally America across party lines” the same way that Lessig’s issue of “citizen equality” will.
Lessig expressed his hope that supporters of other Democratic candidates like Sanders and Hillary Clinton would embrace his cause. “This is not an either/or campaign, this a both/and campaign.”
If supporters of other candidates realized it was possible to support two candidates at once, his path would be much easier, he said.
This is not Lessig’s first foray into politics. In 2014, he ran a Super Pac called the MayDay Pac which supported candidates from both parties who were in favor of campaign finance reform. Almost every candidate it backed lost."
Visitors to Lessig's website can vote on a number of people they'd like to see as his running mate (and, in theory, eventual president), including astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, former Daily Show host Jon Stewart and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
Links & much more details, history, and commentary to follow ...
"He also admitted that he had “indirectly” attempted to recruit others to be the standard bearer for his proposal, including former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, California governor Jerry Brown and MSNBC host and former congressman Joe Scarborough. Lessig added that he’d “love to get Jon Stewart to think about” running as well.
Lessig’s entry in the race comes as Sanders has been surging in the polls with his concern about what he calls “the billionaire class” and its ability to “buy elections”. Lessig dismissed Sanders as being concerned about “wealth equality”, which Lessig does not believe is “an issue that will rally America across party lines” the same way that Lessig’s issue of “citizen equality” will.
Lessig expressed his hope that supporters of other Democratic candidates like Sanders and Hillary Clinton would embrace his cause. “This is not an either/or campaign, this a both/and campaign.”
If supporters of other candidates realized it was possible to support two candidates at once, his path would be much easier, he said.
This is not Lessig’s first foray into politics. In 2014, he ran a Super Pac called the MayDay Pac which supported candidates from both parties who were in favor of campaign finance reform. Almost every candidate it backed lost."
Visitors to Lessig's website can vote on a number of people they'd like to see as his running mate (and, in theory, eventual president), including astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, former Daily Show host Jon Stewart and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
Links & much more details, history, and commentary to follow ...
This post was deleted for the following reason: No need to Lessig more. -- cortex
facepalm.
Thanks, univac!
How do I delete this post then?
posted by pos at 3:45 PM on September 7, 2015
Thanks, univac!
How do I delete this post then?
posted by pos at 3:45 PM on September 7, 2015
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