How to get our democracy back
These are hard questions. They’re not going to be resolved through a tweet or through some online internet poll.
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These are hard questions. They’re not going to be resolved through a tweet or through some online internet poll.
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I’m only about half way through that article, and I am really liking it. I found the spot about car dealers especially interesting, because my sister’s ex husband bought a luxury truck before the recession that was later taken back, and WE are getting phone calls about it because apparently you have to list like all of the reasonable people you know on your application for such a foolish financial purchase.
Will finish it later. It will probably steel my resolve to run for congress or senate whatever term is closest to my 50th b-day on a platform of “If you don’t have the money, don’t buy it.”
http://www.hulu.com/watch/1389/saturday-night-live-dont-buy-stuff
Jen, watch this A-SAP!
I had seen the video before. I LOOOOVE that video. And I loved the rest of Lessigs insights. Thanks for the link.
I will also add “I will never lobby or take money from a lobbyist” to my platform. His hundred dollar bill/jury analogy was very helpful to me.
I just listened to the Lessig interview. The thing that I think people forget oftentimes is that this country is incredibly divided with regards to politics. Although I have often said that I think we need to call a Constitutional Convention to readdress our government and modernize it, I am also fully aware that such a thing will never happen. The political milieu of our day is quite diverse, incredibly diverse. As such, finding amendments that people can agree upon seems pretty much impossible.
And, as for Citizens United, that’s a tough one. I don’t like the outcome necessarily, but I don’t think the Supreme Court is necessarily wrong on this one. We need to always remember that the courts are not supposed to legislate (i.e. choose what they prefer), they are supposed to interpret what is already in the Constitution. In other words, even if a justice doesn’t like a ruling, he/she should still support said ruling if it is inline with the Constitution. If we need to overturn Citizens United, it needs to be done in the form of an amendment. That’s how the framers designed it, and that seems best.