Lessig on Obama
Normally I don’t post political material to this blog, but this year I make an exception. There is too much at stake to remain silent.
Larry Lessig has posted his position on why he is supporting Barack Obama for President. We would expect nothing less than a well-reasoned statement from Larry, and we get one.
That a man like Barack Obama can rise to become President of the United States makes me fiercely proud to be an American. The same America that gave rise to Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Lincoln. Tall company. But there are times when such great Americans must be called to mind. This is one of them. Our need is that great, our yearning for change that urgent.
That this change, this hope, is within reach is deeply redeeming. Without Obama in this contest, there would be no such hope, and no obvious path toward national redemption and cleansing that so many seem to need and want on so many different fronts.
[tags]democracy,hope[/tags]
