Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It

edmaysproductions.net by Lawrence Lessig | Dec. 17, 2011 (Speech)

(Video) In an era when special interests funnel huge amounts of money into our government-driven by shifts in campaign-finance rules and brought to new levels by the Supreme Court in "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission-"trust in our government has reached an all-time low. More than ever before, Americans believe that money buys results in Congress, and that business interests wield control over our legislature.
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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business, Local
Topics: Election Reform, Money and Politics, Elections, Corruption, Presidential Election 2012
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Dec 17, 2011 - 6:34 PM PST
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Edited by: Doug Greer - Jan 1, 2012 - 4:08 PM PST

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 by Dwight Rousu - Dec. 17, 2011

This is one of the best reasoned talks I have attended recently, on a root issue of corruption and democracy.

It seems that to view the video it may have to be downloaded. There is about an hour of the talk.

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