Comments on: Lessig: I'm considering a run for Congress

The Stanford University law professor and copyright law critic plans to decide by March 1 whether to seek the Silicon Valley seat vacated by the late Rep. Tom Lantos.

[hermitlife]

go Lessig go!

Based on your 20 min and 10 min videos I fully support your candidacy! Time for a change!

[shunchu]

more of lessig

The world needs more Lessig, especially in a country that makes a lot of promises but has very little to show in the recent years. The government is practically owned by the big corporations and the rich. It needs more people like Lessig to stand up for justice and what's right for the general public, not the selective few or for the corporations! You go, Lessig!

[nicmart]

Doesn't get it

He's good on copyright, but his comments show he doesn't
understand the nature of government. Companies lobby for
influence and self-defense because government meddles where it
shouldn't. He should be just as supportive of free markets as he is
of free ideas. It seems that he's just another confused liberal, and
California has plenty of those among its "professional politicians."

[Len Bullard]

Take the Money Out and It Stops Running

I think should he win, he will find it is a lot harder than an episode of the West Wing. Still, I think he should try because he will learn a lot.

Take the money out and the government quits working. Take the money out of software and see how long c/net stays up. Red Hat gets paid too. It just comes down to who gets paid first and last.

This line of thinking is a bit like some of the Obama-nutsiness, but apparently America has to do this every other decade. The last time we tried it was Jimmy Carter. He was a great guy but not prepared to govern at that scale. As a result, the mess left by Nixon was inherited by the Democrats precisely when they didn't have the necessary experience in place to fix the problems. Outcome: Carter does four years and the Republicans got 12 more after that to loot.

Tilt away, Larry. The entertainment value will be tremendous. Meanwhile, time to shift my retirement into Euros.