Lawrence Lessig : Gingrich fundamentally changed nature of Congress . He says the speaker focused GOP on fundraising , rather than nation 's business . Under Gingrich , holding power trumped deliberation on real issues . Comment:
Lawrence Lessig : Gingrich fundamentally changed nature of Congress . He says the speaker focused GOP on fundraising , rather than nation 's business . Under Gingrich , holding power trumped deliberation on real issues . Lessig says GOP gave up goal of shrinking government to avoid losing donations .