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Entries by Lawrence Lessig from 02/2010

A Call for a Convention

| Posted 02.04.2010 | Politics
Read More: Money and Politics, Corruption, Corporate Speech, Fair Elections Now Act, Constitutional Amendment, Lobbyists, Fair Elections, Constitutional Convention, Citizens United, Lawrence Lessig, Politics News

The problem in our democracy is not diversity; the problem is a Congress dependent upon the fundraisers. The problem is not corporate speech. The problem is the fundraising Congress.

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The Democrats' Response to Citizens United: Not (Even Close to) Good Enough

| Posted 02.15.2010 | Politics
Read More: Fair Elections Now Act, Lawrence Lessig, Change Congress, Citizens United, Citizens United v. FEC, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Politics News

What have the Democrats proposed? A handful of puny measures, none which will come close to addressing this growing corruption of democracy in America.

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"A Dose of Realism"? How About This for "Realism": We Need Leadership

| Posted 02.17.2010 | Politics
Read More: Congress, Fair Elections Now Act, Campaign Finance Reform, Ronald Reagan, Change Congress, Fdr, Lawrence Lessig, Citizens United, Campaign Finance, Politics News

Somehow Obama has been convinced that his promise of bold leadership was a mistake. Yet somehow we have got to get this president to recognize that it was the "realism" of 2009 that was his mistake.

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