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The campaign to be the Democratic nominee is over, but our work is not finished.

The Mission

Larry Lessig is running for president for one reason:

Fixing democracy can’t wait.

Again and again, what America wants, Congress doesn’t do — because the citizens who fund elections are represented, and the rest of us are not.

Every issue — from climate change to gun safety, from Wall Street reform to defense spending — is blocked by this fundamental problem: Congress does not represent the people.

The solution is to fix our democracy. First.

The Plan

Pass the Citizen Equality Act of 2017

The Citizen Equality Act of 2017 is a package of reforms that would allow Congress to listen to voters instead of a few funders.

It changes the way we fund campaigns, ends gerrymandering, and protects the right of all citizens to vote.

These reforms will give us — finally — what we were promised: a government of, by, and for the people.

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