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War  ·  3147 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Lawrence Lessig is running for President to reform voting

Is he just expecting to walk into the capital and get this bill passed? Of course not. A bill like this is going to take a massive amount of manpower both on the presidents side and the peoples side. Now that is fine and all, but what happens when being the President of the United States gets in the way of that plan? I have no clue how he plans to handle the numerous other issues that plague the US while also trying to pass the largest and most dangerous (to corporate elites) bill in recent history. He made some comments about Bernie Sanders being sucked into the campaign craft making promises that he won't be able to keep if he becomes president, but the issue of voter/campaign reform is an extremely difficult issue. To me he makes it seem that he is just going to walk in get this done really quick, and then step down. I don't imagine him being able to complete what he intends to in his first term, so not having a complete picture of where he stands on other issues worries me.





tacocat  ·  3147 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I wouldn't worry. He has a snowballs chance in hell of even getting on a debate stage, let alone getting elected.

War  ·  3147 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Isn't there something to worry about when he obviously has enough of a following to weaken Sanders support? I just don't understand why he would look to split up a camp that is already pretty small.

cgod  ·  3147 days ago  ·  link  ·  

He doesn't intend to win, it's one of those getting the issue on the table campaigns.

War  ·  3147 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hasn't Sanders done that enough? I don't see how sapping funding and manpower from Sanders helps the cause honestly.

rob05c  ·  3147 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've also wondered that. Refuse to sign any bill until they pass his?

I think tacocat is probably right; not terribly worth worrying about, since he won't win.

War  ·  3147 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's honestly an impossible promise. That just isn't how the presidency is designed, and no matter what he says there is no way he could remain focused on one issue.