@Google: Lawrence Lessig: Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress—and a Plan to Stop It - YouTube
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Republic, Lost | Lawrence Lessig | Talks at Google
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Saved with the link. Notes from 2007 to 2016 are mostly the page's own words, so this is probably an excerpt.
In an era when special interests funnel huge amounts of money into our government-driven by shifts in campaign-finance rules and brought to new levels by the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission-trust in our government has reached an all-time low. More than ever before, Americans believe that money buys results in Congress, and that business interests wield control over our legislature.