Editing Lawrence Lessig (section)

=== Rootstrikers ===
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Despite having decided to forgo running for Congress, Lessig remained interested in attempting to change Congress to reduce corruption.<ref name="blog-notrunning" /> To this end, he worked with political consultant [[Joe Trippi]] to launch a web based project called "[[Change Congress]]".<ref>{{cite news |author=Sarah Lai Stirland|url=http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/03/stanford-law-pr.html |title=Stanford Law Professor Larry Lessig Bets 'Wikipedia' Approach Will Transform Congress &#124; Threat Level from Wired.com |publisher=Blog.wired.com |date=2008-03-20 |access-date=2011-01-23 |archive-date=March 22, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080322185238/http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/03/stanford-law-pr.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In a press conference on March 20, 2008, Lessig explained that he hoped the Change Congress website would help provide technological tools voters could use to hold their representatives accountable and reduce the influence of money on politics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=46510 |title=Sunlight Foundation Webcast |publisher=Visualwebcaster.com |access-date=2011-01-23 |archive-date=March 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325003611/http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=46510 |url-status=live }}</ref> He is a board member of [[MAPLight.org]], a nonprofit research group illuminating the connection between money and politics.

[[Change Congress]] later became ''Fix Congress First'', and was finally named [[Rootstrikers]].<ref>[http://www.rootstrikers.org/whoweare.php Who We Are] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223040848/https://www.rootstrikers.org/whoweare.php |date=December 23, 2011 }}, Rootstrikers</ref><ref>[http://www.rootstrikers.org/about.php About Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111155608/https://www.rootstrikers.org/about.php |date=January 11, 2012 }}, Rootstrikers</ref> In November 2011, Lessig announced that Rootstrikers would join forces with [[Dylan Ratigan]]'s ''Get Money Out'' campaign, under the umbrella of the United Republic organization.<ref>[http://unitedrepublic.org/2011/rootstrikers-and-united-republic/ Rootstrikers and United Republic], Lawrence Lessig, United Republic, November 16, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219230017/http://unitedrepublic.org/2011/rootstrikers-and-united-republic/ |date=December 19, 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://unitedrepublic.org/about-us About Us], United Republic {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207223737/http://unitedrepublic.org/about-us |date=February 7, 2012 }}</ref> Rootstrikers subsequently came under the aegis of [[Demand Progress]], an organization co-founded by Aaron Swartz.