Change-Congress.org Launches

Larry Lessig -- a Stanford Law professor known for his work with Creative Commons, a copyright alternative -- launched Change-Congress.org Thursday with intent to reduce the influence of money on policy-making.

The professor wants lawmakers to pledge to do four things:

1. Not accept contributions from registered lobbyists or PACs.
2. Support the abolition of "earmarks."
3. Support reform to increase transparency in Congress.
4. Support public financing of public elections.

Candidates can make their pledge on the site which will then generate a graphic they can place on their election campaign web sites.

The site also calls for volunteers to track congressional candidates' positions on these issues and the results will be plotted on a Google map.



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