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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
I see the McCain/ Feingold campaign reform as a direct attack on the First Amendment. It proscribes certain types of speech at certain points in a political campaign. IMO, it crosses the line, and opens a crack in the freedom of speech.
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I don't blame them for proposing campaign finance reform, it was up to the courts to decide if this limitation was a violation of the 1st amendment. The court has made a decision to protect this form of speech; in this case, the system worked.