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Democracy Chronicles

Supporting Election Reform: Lawrence Lessig For President

by DC Editors - August 13, 2015

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Lawrence Lessig For President

Money in elections reform to get boost into mainstream with Lawrence Lessig For President campaign | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Lawrence Lessig, director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University and prominent government reform activist, has stated he plans to run for the Democratic nomination, provided he can raise one million dollars by Labor Day. He says that if elected he would only remain in office long enough to enact government reforms,…

See our Election Reform in America section for more information.

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Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Citizens United, Lawrence Lessig, Money Politics, Political Lobbying, Redistricting, Technology Dissidents

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