A Presidential Candidate – Larry Lessig

by cgrotke | Politics | 1609 Views

Lawrence Lessig has announced his intention of running to be president, accomplishing one goal, then stepping aside.

“I’m running to get people to acknowlegde the elephant in the room.”

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  • Submitted by Lise on September 6, 2015 at 4:39 pm

    Elephant? Oh, that elephant...

    “I think I’m running to get people to acknowledge the elephant in the room,” he told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. “We have to recognize — we have a government that does not work. The stalemate, partisan platform of American politics in Washington right now doesn’t work.”

    If elected, he says he will be the first “referendum president,” promising to serve only as long as it takes to pass his Citizens Equality Act of 2017 — a bill aimed at reforming campaign finance, voting rights, and Congressional representation. Once the bill is passed, Lessig said he would then step down, handing over the reins to his vice president.

    From ABC News: Harvard Professor Larry Lessig Says He’s Running for President

  • Submitted by cgrotke on November 2, 2015 at 12:03 pm

    Done

    Lessig is no longer a candidate:

    “The party won’t let me be a candidate,” Lessig said in his final campaign video. “I can’t ask people to support a campaign that I know can’t get before the members of the Democratic Party.”

    and

    “Our only chance to make this issue central to the 2016 presidential election was to be in those debates,” Lessig said. “But last week we learned that the Democratic Party has changed its rules for inclusion in the debate, and under the new rule, unless we can time travel, there’s no way we can qualify.”

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