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    1. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig 24 Feb via iOS

      Won't chasing small donations 'distract' lawmakers more if they have to spend more time fundraising?

      No congressman will be calling people asking for $100.

    2. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig responded to anitawirawan 24 Feb via iOS

      You take on some extremely challenging projects, what keeps you going through all the hard times and frustration?

      The question: "what world are you leaving your kids?"

    3. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig 5 Feb via iOS

      obama vs romney?

      O

    4. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig responded to IronCurtain 22 Dec 11

      I've noticed a trend towards copyright abolitionism as you (and I) feared. Do you think copyright maximalism in laws like SOPA and the CTEA are contributing to copyright abolitionism in the other extreme end?

      Absolutely! And it astonishes me that the supporters don't yet realize that.

    5. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig 22 Dec 11

      Dear Professor Lessig, a huge fan of the book and the message for the last couple of years. Was hoping for a congressional run but now wondering if you're in good touch with Elizabeth Warren? Can we expect her to carry your work to the senate?

      She's a friend and I'm an admirer.

    6. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig 22 Dec 11

      You propose four strategies, then dismiss the 1st outright (can't pass) and assign the others a composite probability of less than 20%. You then acknowledge even they are not probable, and urge us to continue the fight anyway. Is that a real plan?

      What if it's the best we can do?

    7. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig 22 Dec 11

      I work at a Federal agency involved in foreign development assistance and I've observed that lack of professional and sometimes lack of personal ethics really gets in the way of accomplishing our mission. I have no authority to invite you to talk to staf

      but I'd be happy to...

    8. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig 22 Dec 11

      Loved the book! I am wondering why your HLS colleague, Elizabeth Warren, does not have as one of her main priorities (on her website) to address the problem of money in politics. Do you know why?

      Ask her! (Thanks for the kind words).

    9. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig 22 Dec 11

      Do you happen to know Grandpa McCain?

      I've met him.

    10. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig 22 Dec 11

      Nutcase named McCain on television. It is said that he was abnormal and unexplained happening to him ... Maybe you know what happens to him? What do you think he really crazy?

      Nope.

    11. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig 22 Dec 11

      I was strongly impressed by Republic, Lost. I was wondering what you thought of Bernie Sanders's proposed amendment, which strikes at the heart of the Citizens United decision. How far would the amendment go in fixing the "corruption without corruptors"?

      Thanks. I like his language. I would support it if it included a pledge to support public funding.

    12. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig 22 Dec 11

      Hi, It seems that members of Congress are be big on taking pledges. Why not write up a pledge that we can send to our representatives in Congress that bind them to the public interest rather than special interests. Maybe even pledge to not take money

      We're on it. I don't believe in unilateral disarmament. But I do think it reasonable to get people to pledge to a system that would work.

    13. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig responded to AllisonWonderls 22 Dec 11

      How can I get people I know to pay attention to the corruption problem? (note, most people I know work on Wall St)

      Talk about it elsewhere. On Wall St, talk about the corruption of DC. Inside medicine, talk about the corruption on Wall St. Etc. Once they're convinced of it elsewhere, they might begin to recognize the same with themselves.

    14. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig 22 Dec 11

      Is it reasonable to ask a candidate to use only public funding as source of campaign funds if his/her opponent is using big bucks from lobbyists/corporations, etc. The good guys will get creamed...

      Not if the funds are adequate. In Connecticut, more than 80% opted into a voluntary system in the first year. Because the numbers were right.

    15. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig 21 Dec 11 via iOS

      Thank you for your work. The 'Free Culture' was very enlightening for me to understand copyright history. Is Republic Lost in the Creative Commons? I've been able to download most your books as PDFs. thank you!

      It willbe.

    16. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig responded to emomirror 21 Dec 11 via iOS

      Tell me a lie.

      I can't.

    17. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig 14 Dec 11

      Ask Lawrence Lessig a question

      he never answers.

    18. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig 13 Dec 11

      I plan to download your book to my e-reader. I would like to know if you have ever had a discussion with Supreme Court Judge Antonin Scalia about how money has corrupted our politics, in light of the ruling he was in favor of to unrestrict corporate mone

      not yet.

    19. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig responded to Formspring 13 Dec 11

      What makes you happy?

      who, not what.

    20. Lawrence Lessig
      LawLessig 29 Nov 11 via iOS

      Great book thanks for writing it. One question I was left with after the book is, doesn't the one un-elected branch of the federal government have a role to play in solving this problem. Isn't there some way to appeal this to the judicial branch for help?

      We can't and shldnt depend upon them.

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