SeanPara

Reduce the ridiculous size and scope of the government, thus slashing the stake that big business and other interests have in campaigns. You can have big government or you can have the money out of politics, but you can't have both.

dynamist

Their efforts so far have in fact made it even harder for an ordinary person to run for public office.

This issue is the poster child for the law of unintended consequences. It makes the point that there are many things for which the best thing government to do is nothing.

I never cease to be amazed when supporters of Open Source, Open Standards and the relative anarchy that such regimes allow turn to the government sector and want to do just the opposite: centralize everything.

I have little doubt that they will eventually succeed as well. We will have absolute central control over every aspect of our lives, but because of the involvement of people like Lessig, we will think of it as a Libertarian utopia. You'll be free to do whatever you want, as long as you agree to only want to do the specified things.

macbeach

I'd still blow him, though.

chuchobaby