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End Of The Road

(1,397 posts)
Sat Apr 15, 2017, 03:25 PM Apr 2017

Larry Lessig for president 2020

Please Google him. He ran a brief, crowd-funded campaign in 2016. He's a Harvard law prof, also former director of Harvard Center for Ethics, degrees in management, economics and philosophy. Founder of Creative Commons. Much, much more to like about him.

If you remember him at all, you're probably thinking, "oh yeah, he was the kook that wanted to fix campaign finance and then resign, turn over presidency to his vp." Well some of his suggestions for vp included Liz Warren, Bernie, Hillary, Biden.

He didn't make it into the dem debates because DNC changed the rules.

He was a friend and mentor to the late Aaron Swartz. In some ways, though, I believe Aaron mentored Lessig. You can get a feel for this in documentary The Internet's Own Boy, available on YouTube.

Larry is 56.

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Larry Lessig for president 2020 (Original Post) End Of The Road Apr 2017 OP
Smart guy but the presidency isn't a place to cut your governing teeth SticksnStones Apr 2017 #1

SticksnStones

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1. Smart guy but the presidency isn't a place to cut your governing teeth
Sat Apr 15, 2017, 04:07 PM
Apr 2017

He'd be great addition as part of the cabinet but I don't think he has the background to successfully navigate the presidency...IMO ~

We need smart and politically deft in the WH to outmaneuver the repubs. Rs suck at governing, crafting legislation, and leading in general but they are masters at working the system and outmaneuvering our side.

I miss BHO, sigh ~

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