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Topic: Money in Politics

Posted By: abuayisha
Subject: Money in Politics
Date Posted: 19 August 2015 at 7:30am

�A democracy cannot function effectively when its constituent members believe laws are being bought and sold.�

Justice John Paul Stevens, Citizens United v Federal Election Commission, 558 US 310 (2010).

Lawrence Lessig's Crazy Plan To Run For President, Fix Campaign Finance, And Resign

The Harvard law professor says America's political system needs an emergency intervention. Can he pull it off?

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3049868/lawrence-lessigs-crazy-plan-to-run-for-president-fix-campaign-finance-and-resign

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Posted By: Ron Webb
Date Posted: 19 August 2015 at 3:11pm

I support Lessig in principle, but he'll never get anywhere by "hacking" the presidential election system. I wish he would get on board https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_PAC - Wolf PAC instead.

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Addeenul �Aql � Religion is intellect.

Posted By: abuayisha
Date Posted: 20 August 2015 at 8:09am

http://www.ted.com/talks/lawrence_lessig_we_the_people_and_the_republic_we_must_reclaim?language=en