Harvard Professor Larry Lessig announces presidential bid for the Democratic Party nomination; Says
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[quote]After exceeding his $1 million crowd-funding goal, Harvard Law School professor Larry Lessig announced today on “This Week” that he is running for president.
“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.”
[B]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.[/B]
His second in command, according to Lessig, has to be “consistent with the values of the Democratic Party” and should be able to excite the base. While he did not name a running mate, his website has a vice president poll featuring the likes of Sheryl Sandberg, Jon Stewart, and Hillary Clinton.
The concept of a referendum president is new, but Lessig said if elected, fixing the “corrupted system” should be his first and only priority.
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[url]http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/harvard-professor-larry-lessig-running-president/story?id=33568066[/url]
He's got my vote if it's Jon Stewart.
Good intentions, but he'd have to stay on for the whole rise to make sure it isent tampered with the moment he steps down.
So basically we'll be voting for his vice-president.
It amazes me that people have donated 1 million to this thing which is never going to get off the ground.
[editline]6th September 2015[/editline]
He seems like a good guy but I don't think there is a chance in hell he will even make it to a debate
I agree that campaign finance reform is the number one most important issue. We can't even begin to make a permanent change in the system until that's fixed.
Sounds pretty naive and idealistic to me
But why is this necessary? If you want this, vote for Bernie
[QUOTE=Helix Snake;48629699]I agree that campaign finance reform is the number one most important issue. We can't even begin to make a permanent change in the system until that's fixed.[/QUOTE]
i think campaign finance reform and congressional term limits would go a long ways towards fixing the broken democratic system in america
[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;48629734]i think campaign finance reform and congressional term limits would go a long ways towards fixing the broken democratic system in america[/QUOTE]
Unfortunately while I think it's within a states rights to enact term limits on their representative the supreme Court argues that it's infringing on everyone's right to stand for office at a federal level, it would take an act of congress to get term limits and then when the first wave of congressmen face expulsion it would be immediately challenged again like term limits were in the 90s, they were supported by everyone then when people actually faced being removed they challenged them in the courts
Basically it's be an act of congress to enact term limits and even then it would have to survive a supreme court challenge because its not really been established if Congress even has the authority to create term limits without amending the constitution
[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;48629734]i think campaign finance reform and congressional term limits would go a long ways towards fixing the broken democratic system in america[/QUOTE]
Why term limits? What's wrong with a politician being able to stand for office if they have the support of the people?
If it's to prevent people becoming 'career politicians', that would mean people such as Facepunch's lord and saviour Bernie Sanders would have been affected.
[QUOTE=Dr. Ethan Asia;48629720]Sounds pretty naive and idealistic to me[/QUOTE]
Dont forget you are talking to Facepunch.
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