Lessig's Mayday PAC Scrambling To Cross Crowd Funding Finish Line

First time accepted submitter SingleEntendre (1273012) writes "Time is running out for the Mayday PAC to reach its latest crowd funding goal of $5M. The total currently stands at $4.5M. Led by Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig, the Mayday PAC seeks to reduce the influence of money in US politics by 2016, primarily by identifying and supporting congressional candidates who share this vision. If phase 2 is successful, with matching funds the total raised will be $12M. A self-imposed deadline arrives at of midnight tonight, July 4th, Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HAST)." (And now the total's at $4,700,066.)

Comments

Re:If you take the bait

[Em Adespoton]

If you take the bait, and this ends up getting funded, do not be surprised when we replace one "ocracy" with another "ocracy."

That's all this guy is after - putting power in his own court by using the government to oppress people who do not agree with his point of view.

At least Lessig has a track record and is putting his name and reputation to this.

Then again, AC has a track record and , er, oh well.

crossed the 5million mark at about 9:30 Eastern.

[emptybody]

Well Done All Around.
It sickens me that we must "buy back" our democracy.