Comments on: Lessig talks about running for Congress (maybe)

By: Can a wiki change Congress? » VentureBeat

Can a wiki change Congress? » VentureBeat — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:05:03 +0000

[...] a congressional run himself, before deciding that he didn’t have a shot at winning. (I interviewed Lessig as he was mulling the possibility. When we talked about MAPLight, a political reform website [...]

By: Steve Newcomb resurfaces with a political and cleantech bent » VentureBeat

Steve Newcomb resurfaces with a political and cleantech bent » VentureBeat — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:06:21 +0000

[...] Lawrence Lessig’s recent flirtation with Congress, that doesn’t mean running for office. Newcomb wants to act more like a private lobbyist, [...]

By: Arthur Howe

Arthur Howe — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:45:54 +0000

Peter, what a truly idiotic comment. Your reference to Stalin is pathetic. (Stalin, as you may recall, killed millions.)

If candidates relied only on public financing, many more people cwould be able to compete for public office. Moreover, they might just be judged on their merits, not their millions.

My question about Lessig is whether he has the political chops to campaign day after day in pursuit of this job. Running for Congress is not for the faint of heart.

By: Peter Verkooijen

Peter Verkooijen — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:37:18 +0000

Lessig is such a poser. There are probably enough gullible college kids willing to campaign and vote for him.

Public financing of campaigns means The State controls who can run for office. No surprise a wannabe stalinist bureaucrat like Lessig supports it.