[PLUG-TALK] Larry Lessig for Congress?

[Michael Rasmussen]

On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 09:41:28AM -0800, MJang wrote:
> Folks, 
> 
> In '08, there was talk about Larry Lessig, legal powerhouse of the open
> source movement, running for Congress.
> 
> He would have been a candidate in CA's then vacant 12th congressional
> district, which essentially covers part of SF through San Mateo.
> 
> Turns out the lady elected to that seat in '08 (Jackie Speier) seems
> ready to move on, apparently to run for Attorney General in California.
> 
> So this may be another opportunity to get a key player of the open
> source community into Congress. Any thoughts? Anyone have contact info
> for Lessig, or the people who tried to draft him in '08?

Lessig was volunteering, not drafted. 
He decided that it wouldn't work, at least then.
I'm sure he's aware of Ms. Speier's position.

Contact information is always on his blog.

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