Comments on: Lessig As Obama Writ Large

By: ZDNet Government mobile edition

ZDNet Government mobile edition — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:51:09 +0000

[...] to Google’s desire to claim the Internet for itself. (Lessig as FCC chairman works for me, but this blog is the only online reference I found to the suggestion, so I’m not sure that this is a serious [...]

By: Quixote

Quixote — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:34:05 +0000

That’s pretty awesomely nerdy.

You win this round HEChen…

By: HEChen

HEChen — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:21:20 +0000

Ok, this is how clueless, and yet nerdy I am, when you mentioned Lessig, I thought you were referring to 10th Circuit Court of Appeals and potential Supreme Court nominee, Michael LUTTIG. So you understand my concern when I thought a conservative circuit court judge had moved to the 12th District of California to run for a solidly Democratic congressional seat. After some research, I now know who Lessig is and the causes he has promoted and fought for. Now it makes me a bit sad that I live only a half a mile from the 8th/12th district border. Doesn’t mean I can feed him som $$ though.

By: Lessig’08 | After Corbu

Lessig’08 | After Corbu — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:06:56 +0000

[...] Zeitlin compares the coming Lessig for Congress campaign to Obama’s, and I’m not even going to object to the hyperbole since I’m nearly as excited. There’s been some talk in the ’sphere that the country would be better served by FCC chairman Lessig, and while that may be true in the short-term, Lessig’s impending movement would be best served by a congressional victory. Elections can be about movements; appointments, not so much. [...]

By: Vadranor

Vadranor — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:21:46 +0000

Matt,

Wouldn’t you rather see Lessig appointed to the FCC by a President Obama than as a freshman member of the 111th Congress?

By: Jamelle

Jamelle — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:06:57 +0000

If I’m not mistaken, there’s a post over at The American Scene (I’ve lost the link) about Lessig. It was the first I’ve heard of him, and I’m intrigued. He was described as someone who takes constitutional violations “personally.” That alone earns him my (long-distance) support.