Lessig's Mayday PAC Scrambling To Cross Crowd Funding Finish Line 117
First time accepted submitter SingleEntendre (1273012) writes "Time is running out for the Mayday PAC to reach its latest crowd funding goal of $5M. The total currently stands at $4.5M. Led by Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig, the Mayday PAC seeks to reduce the influence of money in US politics by 2016, primarily by identifying and supporting congressional candidates who share this vision. If phase 2 is successful, with matching funds the total raised will be $12M. A self-imposed deadline arrives at of midnight tonight, July 4th, Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HAST)." (And now the total's at $4,700,066.)
Re:Not a dime from me (Score:3, Insightful)
I just can't support someone whose idea of freedom is allegedly protecting the rights of one group by oppressing another group.
Are you a US citizen? If so, you're likely supporting the current government structure by paying taxes. Just saying.
If you can get similar momentum behind some solution that has a chance of making any difference, and doesn't oppress anyone, go for it.
Re: Embrace the irony? (Score:0, Insightful)
You have absolutely no idea what the Tea Party movement represents.
Re:If you take the bait (Score:4, Insightful)
If you take the bait, and this ends up getting funded, do not be surprised when we replace one "ocracy" with another "ocracy."
That's all this guy is after - putting power in his own court by using the government to oppress people who do not agree with his point of view.
At least Lessig has a track record and is putting his name and reputation to this.
Then again, AC has a track record and , er, oh well.
crossed the 5million mark at about 9:30 Eastern. (Score:5, Insightful)
Well Done All Around.
It sickens me that we must "buy back" our democracy.
Re:Creative Commons (Score:4, Insightful)
Right. I disagree with him for the most part politically. But his work so far in my eyes has been intelligent, refined and not of the sort I have a lot of distaste in. When he disagrees with something I support, I can generally look at his argument as a refutation of my own as apposed to some ad hominem attack. He has a point, I can think about it and argue against it or support it. I usually still feel I'm right, but it's not like a line from Anne Coulter or Alan Baldwin where I know I'm going to disagree before they even finish the sentence. He's a worthy opponent which is a rare thing in this modern, black and white, low brow political scene.