I would agree with that. So here's what Lessig doesn't get now: he thinks that the money going into politics is the problem. It's not, it's just a symptom. T

I would agree with that. So here's what Lessig doesn't get now: he thinks that the money going into politics is the problem. It's not, it's just a symptom. The immense centralized power that Congress has to pick winners and losers, and to grant special favors, is the problem. As long as that power exists, no law can stop the money from flowing to the politicians (and their families). The force at work here is that special interests get a positive return on investment by supplicating to those in power, because those in power can give them what they want at the expense of others.