Frustrated with the recent campaign finance Supreme Court's recent Citizens United decision and the continuing influence of special interests in American politics, Change Congress -- the brainchild of copywright guru and political reformer Lawrence Lessig -- is turning its attention to Sen. Dick Durbin's Fair Elections Now Act. Until federal candidates agree to support the public financing system laid out in Durbin's bill, Lessig is urging supporters to go on a "donor strike." So far, they've received pledges from individuals who collectively contributed over $1.8 million to federal races during the 2008 election cycle. Read more about it here. (UPDATE 2:41 pm: Sen. Durbin told the Senate Rules Committee today that momentum is building for his bill. "I thought [the Fair Elections Act] wouldn't go anywhere unless there was a major scandal," he said. "But I think it was this case that was the scandal.")
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