Episode 74 - How can we reduce the influence of special interests on our governance? with Adam Sieff (Govern for California) Think with Lucie
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- Society & Culture
This episode is a very insightful and relevant conversation with Adam Sieff covering the importance of the First Amendment, the influence of special interests on our governance system and what we can do to mitigate it, and the role of third parties in our political system.
Adam is a media and constitutional litigator with Davis Wright Tremaine where he focuses on emerging issues involving online speech regulation. He also represents internet, media, and technology clients in First Amendment, Section 230, copyright, trademark, antitrust, and related constitutional litigation and appeals, including challenges to state and federal laws.
He is also the Chair of the Hollywood chapter of Govern for California, a nonprofit advocating for the public’s interest in the California State Legislature.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
01:17 Reasons for staying in California
02:32 How to fix California housing crisis
07:53 Govern for California work
13:24 Reaching compromise and coalition building
19:59 The role of ballot initiatives in our democracy
24:03 Why republicans don’t have any voice in California
26:20 Forbearance and mutual tolerance
29:10 Parliamentary democracy and unwritten political norms
33:53 Culture of civic virtue and mandatory national service
37:35 Obtaining funding for Govern for California and political philanthropy
40:20 Campaign finance rulings and reforms
56:04 First Amendment and online speech
01:04:21 Online safety laws
01:05:55 Role of AI in our governance system
Guest links:
Adam's profile: https://www.dwt.com/people/s/sieff-adam
Adam's Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamssieff?lang=en
Govern for California: https://www.governforcalifornia.org
Think with Lucie links:
https://www.youtube.com/@thinkwithlucie
https://twitter.com/thinkwithlucie
https://www.instagram.com/thinkwithlucie
This episode is a very insightful and relevant conversation with Adam Sieff covering the importance of the First Amendment, the influence of special interests on our governance system and what we can do to mitigate it, and the role of third parties in our political system.
Adam is a media and constitutional litigator with Davis Wright Tremaine where he focuses on emerging issues involving online speech regulation. He also represents internet, media, and technology clients in First Amendment, Section 230, copyright, trademark, antitrust, and related constitutional litigation and appeals, including challenges to state and federal laws.
He is also the Chair of the Hollywood chapter of Govern for California, a nonprofit advocating for the public’s interest in the California State Legislature.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
01:17 Reasons for staying in California
02:32 How to fix California housing crisis
07:53 Govern for California work
13:24 Reaching compromise and coalition building
19:59 The role of ballot initiatives in our democracy
24:03 Why republicans don’t have any voice in California
26:20 Forbearance and mutual tolerance
29:10 Parliamentary democracy and unwritten political norms
33:53 Culture of civic virtue and mandatory national service
37:35 Obtaining funding for Govern for California and political philanthropy
40:20 Campaign finance rulings and reforms
56:04 First Amendment and online speech
01:04:21 Online safety laws
01:05:55 Role of AI in our governance system
Guest links:
Adam's profile: https://www.dwt.com/people/s/sieff-adam
Adam's Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamssieff?lang=en
Govern for California: https://www.governforcalifornia.org
Think with Lucie links:
https://www.youtube.com/@thinkwithlucie
https://twitter.com/thinkwithlucie
https://www.instagram.com/thinkwithlucie