Lessig : Gingrich fundamentally changed nature of GOP . He says the speaker focused Congress on fundraising , rather than nation 's business . Members of Congress now spend between 30 % -70 % of their time raising money to get re-elected to Congress or to get their party back into power . Under Lawrence Lessig , holding power trumped deliberation on real issues . Lawrence Lessig says GOP gave up goal of shrinking government to avoid losing donations .
Lessig : Gingrich fundamentally changed nature of GOP . He says the speaker focused Congress on fundraising , rather than nation 's business . Under Lawrence Lessig , holding power trumped deliberation on real issues . Lawrence Lessig says GOP gave up goal of shrinking government to avoid losing donations .