by Tom Carmona | Sep 16, 2017 | Commentary, Commentary Stage One
“Selective Constitutionalism” Lawrence Lessig @ Medium Sep 16, 2017 Last week, we launched a campaign to raise the funds we need to bring an Equal Protection challenge to the winner-take-all system for allocating electoral college votes. Tons were really...
by Tom Carmona | Sep 15, 2017 | Commentary, Commentary Stage One
Removing the Least Democratic Part of America’s Elections Lawrence Lessig @ IVN.US Sep 15, 2017 Voting in America is not easy. You first have to register. You have to find your polling place. In most states, you have to take time before, during, or after work to get...
by Tom Carmona | Sep 14, 2017 | Commentary, Commentary Stage One
The Equal Protection Challenge to Winner Take All: A Legal Guide Lawrence Lessig @ Medium Sep 14, 2017 Today, the non-profit that I founded, EqualCitizens.US, announced it would crowdfund support for two lawsuits to challenge the way votes are allocated in the...
by Tom Carmona | Sep 14, 2017 | Commentary, Commentary Stage One
The Time Has Come: Reform the Electoral College Now Lawrence Lessig @ The Daily Beast Sep 13, 2017 At the core of a democracy lies a simple principle—that votes should count equally. Whether you’re white or black, rich or poor, or from Rapid City or Cedar Rapids, your...
by Tom Carmona | Sep 14, 2017 | Commentary, Commentary Stage One
We need your help to take on—and fix—the Electoral College Lawrence Lessig @ Daily Kos Sep 14, 2017 Imagine if American Idol counted votes from some states more than others; or ignored votes from some states entirely. Viewers would be outraged—and justifiably so. Yet...
by Tom Carmona | Jul 28, 2017 | Commentary, Commentary Stage One
The Equal Protection Argument Against “Winner Take All” in the Electoral College Lawrence Lessig @ Medium Dec 4, 2016 In 2000, Republican lawyers, desperately seeking a way to stop the recount in Florida, crafted a brilliant Equal Protection argument...
