[Infowarrior] - Lessig *not* running for Congress

[Richard Forno]

http://lessig08.org/

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.

‹ Larry Lessig, February 25, 2008

http://lessig08.org/