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Lawrence Lessig to Call for Elizabeth Warren Presidential Bid, Deliver Major Run Warren Run Speech
3/26/2015
In an upcoming speech in New York, Lessig will outline why we need Sen. Elizabeth Warren in the presidential race and why she is best positioned to tackle money in politics.
NEW YORK In a major speech scheduled for April 20, 2015 in New York City, Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig, one of the nations most prominent advocates for curbing the influence of big money in politics, will call for a presidential bid by Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
News of Lessigs call for Warren to enter the race and his upcoming speech comes just days after the Boston Globe called on Warren to run in an unprecedented four-piece editorial and opinion spread.
In Lessigs addresssponsored by MoveOn.org Political Action as part of the Run Warren Run campaignhe will assert that Sen. Warrens voice would be a crucial addition to the Democratic primary in 2016 and make the case that she is uniquely qualified to address the growing and corrupting influence of big money in politics. The speech will follow a typical format for Lessig, who is known for talks that the New Yorker notes feature fast-paced choreography of language and images. Lessig joins a growing list of progressive leaders calling on Sen. Warren to run.
...I dont know whether Elizabeth Warren will run, Lessig wrote in a blog post announcing the speech. I will respect her decision either way. But I do know this, because I saw it in the campaign to get her to run for Senate: theres always been one thing, and one thing only, that could convince her to take on a challenge. Not glory. Not power. Just one thing: the recognition that her jumping in is necessary to make a difference. The more of us who speak up, the more clear it will be that this is just such a moment. That theres a difference that only she can make, at a moment in our history when we desperately need that difference.
Todays announcement that Lawrence Lessig is the latest sign of the growing coalition of Americans calling on Sen. Elizabeth Warren to run for president, said Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action. No one can speak to the unique ability of Sen. Elizabeth Warren to tackle the corrupt influence of money in politics, were she to run, better than Lawrence Lessig.
In 2014, Lessig co-founded Mayay PAC, a political action committee focused on elected candidates to Congress who support major reforms to campaign finance. He is the director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University and a law professor at Harvard Law School. Previously, he was a professor at Stanford Law School, where he founded the Center for Internet and Society, and at the University of Chicago.
Lessig spent his early career working on intellectual property law, during which time he helped launch Creative Commons and was an early and outspoken proponent of Net Neutrality. Recently, Lessig has dedicated his time to fighting the corrupt influence of money in politics, launching the organizations Change Congress, Rootstrikers, and Mayday PAC. He serves on the boards of Democracy Café, the Sunlight Foundation, and Americans Elect.
In December, more than 81 percent of voting MoveOn members opted to launch the Run Warren Run effort, citing her work to fix a rigged political and economic system that is failing Americas families. Democracy for America members voted to partner in leading the Run Warren Run effort shortly after MoveOns announcement.
More than 300,000 Americans have signed on in support of the Run Warren Run campaign and have hosted more than 400 eventsincluding house parties, rallies, and honk-and-waves across the nation. The Run Warren Run campaign website and launch video at RunWarrenRun.org tell the story of the Massachusetts senator, who has become known as a passionate advocate for giving all Americans a fighting chance in an economy rigged in favor of big banks and corporate interests.
MoveOn and Democracy for America have pledged to invest at least $1.25 million into the effort.
http://front.moveon.org/lawrence-lessig-to-call-for-elizabeth-warren-presidential-bid-deliver-major-run-warren-run-speech/
3/26/2015
In an upcoming speech in New York, Lessig will outline why we need Sen. Elizabeth Warren in the presidential race and why she is best positioned to tackle money in politics.
NEW YORK In a major speech scheduled for April 20, 2015 in New York City, Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig, one of the nations most prominent advocates for curbing the influence of big money in politics, will call for a presidential bid by Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
News of Lessigs call for Warren to enter the race and his upcoming speech comes just days after the Boston Globe called on Warren to run in an unprecedented four-piece editorial and opinion spread.
In Lessigs addresssponsored by MoveOn.org Political Action as part of the Run Warren Run campaignhe will assert that Sen. Warrens voice would be a crucial addition to the Democratic primary in 2016 and make the case that she is uniquely qualified to address the growing and corrupting influence of big money in politics. The speech will follow a typical format for Lessig, who is known for talks that the New Yorker notes feature fast-paced choreography of language and images. Lessig joins a growing list of progressive leaders calling on Sen. Warren to run.
...I dont know whether Elizabeth Warren will run, Lessig wrote in a blog post announcing the speech. I will respect her decision either way. But I do know this, because I saw it in the campaign to get her to run for Senate: theres always been one thing, and one thing only, that could convince her to take on a challenge. Not glory. Not power. Just one thing: the recognition that her jumping in is necessary to make a difference. The more of us who speak up, the more clear it will be that this is just such a moment. That theres a difference that only she can make, at a moment in our history when we desperately need that difference.
Todays announcement that Lawrence Lessig is the latest sign of the growing coalition of Americans calling on Sen. Elizabeth Warren to run for president, said Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action. No one can speak to the unique ability of Sen. Elizabeth Warren to tackle the corrupt influence of money in politics, were she to run, better than Lawrence Lessig.
In 2014, Lessig co-founded Mayay PAC, a political action committee focused on elected candidates to Congress who support major reforms to campaign finance. He is the director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University and a law professor at Harvard Law School. Previously, he was a professor at Stanford Law School, where he founded the Center for Internet and Society, and at the University of Chicago.
Lessig spent his early career working on intellectual property law, during which time he helped launch Creative Commons and was an early and outspoken proponent of Net Neutrality. Recently, Lessig has dedicated his time to fighting the corrupt influence of money in politics, launching the organizations Change Congress, Rootstrikers, and Mayday PAC. He serves on the boards of Democracy Café, the Sunlight Foundation, and Americans Elect.
In December, more than 81 percent of voting MoveOn members opted to launch the Run Warren Run effort, citing her work to fix a rigged political and economic system that is failing Americas families. Democracy for America members voted to partner in leading the Run Warren Run effort shortly after MoveOns announcement.
More than 300,000 Americans have signed on in support of the Run Warren Run campaign and have hosted more than 400 eventsincluding house parties, rallies, and honk-and-waves across the nation. The Run Warren Run campaign website and launch video at RunWarrenRun.org tell the story of the Massachusetts senator, who has become known as a passionate advocate for giving all Americans a fighting chance in an economy rigged in favor of big banks and corporate interests.
MoveOn and Democracy for America have pledged to invest at least $1.25 million into the effort.
http://front.moveon.org/lawrence-lessig-to-call-for-elizabeth-warren-presidential-bid-deliver-major-run-warren-run-speech/
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Lawrence Lessig to Call for Elizabeth Warren Presidential Bid, Deliver Major Run Warren Run Speech (Original Post)
RiverLover
Mar 2015
OP
I am not for or against him at this time, just pointing out that I think there will be other
still_one
Mar 2015
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Agschmid
(28,749 posts)1. Hillary should be challenged but it's doubtful it will be Warren who does so.
still_one
(92,320 posts)3. O'Malley will make a bid. I agree with you, Warren isn't going to run
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)4. And if his only point is that he isn't a dynasty he's lost me...
Hopefully he finds some better strategies to run on.
RiverLover
(7,830 posts)7. He's actually said alot more than that.
Including reinstating Glass-Steagall.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)8. Good, hopefully that's the type of thing he campaigns on.
RiverLover
(7,830 posts)9. I agree. I also hope its what he wants to actually DO if he's elected.
And not just have it be the standard Progressive rhetoric we usually get during campaigns, but without true intent to follow up the words with action.
still_one
(92,320 posts)10. I am not for or against him at this time, just pointing out that I think there will be other
candidates in the Democratic primary other than Hillary who will be running.
Of course we need to know a lot more so we can make an informed decision
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)2. Looks like she likes the senate.
Any other candidates you like?
RiverLover
(7,830 posts)5. This is about Lawrence Lessig's upcoming speech.
I listed the potential candidates I like in the Populist Reform Group, if you're interested.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)6. Fair enough.
I like those candidates as well.
H2O Man
(73,579 posts)11. Way recommended.
Very powerful. Thank you for this.