{"id":15480,"date":"2015-08-14T11:05:44","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T18:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklycurious.com\/wp\/?p=15480"},"modified":"2015-09-07T19:05:41","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T02:05:41","slug":"ive-already-forgotten-about-lessigs-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklycurious.com\/wp\/2015\/08\/14\/ive-already-forgotten-about-lessigs-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"I’ve Already Forgotten About Lessig’s Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LawrenceI am a strong supporter of Bernie Sanders. But it isn’t without some reservations. If I were an ideologue, I wouldn’t be a Democrat. I am very much in favor of strategic voting. So I have some concern as to whether Sanders acceptance of the “scary” socialist label wouldn’t be enough to destroy his chances in the general election. But in general, I don’t think so. I think “socialism” is a bad word primarily to people who would never vote for a Democrat. For most people, “socialism” means Sweden, not communist China. And Sanders’ policies are so popular, that I think the attacks wouldn’t stick.<\/p>\n

But when I heard that Lawrence Lessig<\/a> was thinking about running for president as a Democrat, I thought it was odd. I’m a big fan of his. Just the same, I have a problem with people who have no political experience running for president. It just isn’t what we as Democrats are. Above all, Democrats are competent. Governing is a question of skills. The Republicans may think that all a candidate needs is the right ideology, but the results of that can be seen in the House of Representatives right now. What does Lessig think he is adding to the debate? Is it really important enough to take time and attention away from candidates who are actually qualified to run for president?<\/p>\n

The question defies a simple answer. Lessig is pushing the Citizens Equality Act of 2017. He says that he would serve as president only until it was passed into law. It has three parts to it: first, it would assure the equal freedom to vote (make elections a national holiday); second, it would assure equal representation in Congress (eliminate gerrymandering); and third, it would secure citizen funded elections. I don’t think any liberal would have a problem with this. And as Lessig indicates in the following video, it really isn’t partisan. Except that it is because conservatives know that in a fair fight, they lose, because their ideas are bad.<\/p>\n