I actually think money is a huge problem, but not necessarily core. Still, I wish him well...
http://unitedrepublic.org/ Begin forwarded message: > From: "Lawrence Lessig, Rootstrikers.org" <[email protected]> > Subject: Exciting news about Rootstrikers > Date: November 16, 2011 2:32:23 PM PST > To: "Ernest Prabhakar" <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > > Ernest, > > > VIDEO: Lawrence Lessig welcomes Rootstrikers to United Republic. More... > I am writing with some great news about Rootstrikers, Change Congress, and > the Fix Congress First projects. > > Over the past few months, a number of very significant funders of reform have > decided that enough is enough. Led by Arnold Hiatt, former Chairman of Stride > Rite, they have decided to form national powerhouse to advance sweeping > reforms. > > This is fantastic news for the movement, and for me. United Republic, the new > organization, launches today at unitedrepublic.org, with a mandate to enact > and inspire an extraordinary range of new and powerful work. We are also > merging with the 250,000 members of MSNBC's host Dylan Ratigan's “Get Money > Out” campaign. > > United Republic will be led by one of the most effective political organizers > I have known – Josh Silver, who ran the campaign in Arizona to get public > funding enacted, and founded media reform group Free Press. > > Because of their leadership, I will be able to focus on spreading this > message effectively. > > That message, as you've seen, has had to morph. However difficult it was to > imagine Congress passing a bill to fund congressional elections before the > Republicans took control of the House, it is impossible to imagine that right > now. > > Instead, as I've traveled across the country speaking about my book, I have > been struck by how far we still must go to get people to connect the dots – > to see the link between whatever issue they care about and the role of money > in politics. Again and again, I have been driven back to a favorite line in > Thoreau's Walden: > > "There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking > at the root." > > What we need now is to recruit millions who are striking at the root. > Millions who are helping others to see how every issue is tied to the money. > And how we won't make progress across a wide range of issues – whether you're > from the Right or the Left – until we address this fundamental corruption. > > From now on, our efforts, along with the Get Money Out campaign, will all be > merged with United Republic. Joining forces is the only chance we have to > create the critical mass necessary to win this vital issue. > > With this in mind, I'm asking you to do one thing today. Forward this email > to ten friends, have them go to this link, and get them to join our movement. > We will not send them lots of emails asking them to sign ineffective > petitions. We will enlist them in a cutting edge movement to get big money > out of politics. Getting them – and millions more – involved is our only hope > of reaching critical mass. > > When we started this project, it was clear there was a long road ahead. There > remains a long road ahead. But for the first time I feel confident that we're > pulling together the leadership, resources and infrastructure that might make > this fight winnable. > > Thank you for your enduring support of this work. Go to unitedrepublic.org, > stay tuned, and feel free to contact us with any questions about these > exciting new developments. > > Sincerely, > > Lawrence Lessig > > > > -- > You can unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time. > > -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
