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Here is an answer to the desire of every citizen who wants to get Big Money out of this country’s politics: On May 1, Harvard Law professor, renowned corruption guru and ferocious anti-corruption activist Lawrence Lessig unveiled an ambitious plan to rescue our democracy from the corporations and mega-billionaires who have hijacked it over the last 40 years.

Lessig wants to confront them on their own turf, utilizing a massive crowd-sourced citizen political action committee (it is called the Mayday PAC) to funnel money into carefully targeted political campaigns, just like the “masters of the universe” currently do. The ultimate goal is to win the election of a sufficient number of dedicated reformers to Congress in 2014 and 2016 to be able to do whatever is necessary to restore sovereignty to the people of the United States. Lessig explains the details of his proposal in a video on the project’s website: mayone.us.

This is a very big deal and Lessig is a strong leader. If you are skeptical about his credentials, we suggest you read his book, “Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress – and a Plan to Stop it” – or take your pick of his numerous recorded talks about American-style corruption at YouTube.com. In fact, he delivered the keynote address (vimeo.com/53039296) at the Montana Law Review’s symposium on Election Law right here in Missoula a year and a half ago.