Larry Lessig decides against Congress run

Free culture pioneer and Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig, who was considering a bid for Congress, has decided not to run. From Larry's Change Congress site:

After lots of thinking and advice, I have decided it does not make sense for the Change Congress movement for me to a run for Congress in CA12. We would have just over 30 days to introduce a district to me and to an idea. That would not be enough time to convince them to turn away from an extremely popular politician with 30 years of public service. And while anyone within the district would understand that, outside the district, the lesson would be that a "Change Congress" message has no salience or support. That would, in my view, harm the movement more than it would help.

So thank you to everyone who helped here. All the remaining funds in the campaign will be given to Change Congress (as soon as the paper work for that organization gets settled). And I would urge everyone who signed up here to signup there.

Link

Previously on BB:
• Draft Larry Lessig for Congress! Link

Discussion

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#1 posted by Mike Harris

, February 28, 2008 9:44 AM

I thenk you mestypid a vowil.

#2 posted by cyenobite , February 28, 2008 3:34 PM

My first reaction when I saw this: "dang it!"
But now that I've had a whole 60 seconds to think about it, I'm kinda glad. It might be MORE difficult to CHANGE the system if one were involved within it. It will take pushing change on many levels of the system and with many people - as an outside group we might have a better chance.
Either way - We're behind you Larry!
(well, I am anyway)

#3 posted by Tenn , March 5, 2008 7:08 PM

Disappointing at first, but probably true. He'd have as little chance as Ron Paul. Let's just hope Obama gets elected since he works with Lessig. Might do some good.