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abuayisha 
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 Topic: Money in PoliticsPosted: 19 August 2015 at 7:30am |
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�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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Ron Webb
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Posted: 19 August 2015 at 3:11pm |
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I support Lessig in principle, but he'll never get anywhere by "hacking" the presidential election system. I wish he would get on board Wolf PAC instead.
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Addeenul �Aql � Religion is intellect.
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abuayisha
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Posted: 20 August 2015 at 8:09am |
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http://www.ted.com/talks/lawrence_lessig_we_the_people_and_the_republic_we_must_reclaim?language=en
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