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To: Sully- who wrote (17148)	8/6/2006 11:10:29 AM
From: Sully-	of 35834

Forget about free speech Betsy's Page All those people bemoaning how Bush has trampled on civil liberties are probably not talking about what I consider his most egregious move against our liberties - signing the Campaign Finance Reform Act. Ryan Sager reminds us how the law, brought to us by Mr. McCain, will protect incumbents this year. <<< When Congress comes back into session, roughly 60 days before the November midterms, it will essentially be immune from criticism. That's because Congress -- acting, of course, only in the interest of "clean" politics -- passed a ban on ads that mention federal candidates' names in the window 60 days before the general election, as part of McCain-Feingold in 2002. So, say the Senate takes up an immigration bill granting full amnesty to all illegal immigrants this fall -- it will be almost impossible for grassroots groups to advertise against it, because they won't be able to run ads during this period naming the people who are sponsoring or voting on the bills. Criticizing them by name during this window is against the law. You can't ask voters to "call Congressman [So-and-So]." It's almost unbelievable, but it's the system we live under thanks to Sen. John McCain. >>> The FEC will meet at the end of this month to consider an exception to the limit on grassroots ads if they are ads that are addressing what a politician is doing in his/her elective capacity rather than criticizing them as candidates. Like there is some massive difference in the Fall of an election year between what congressmen are doing as candidates or as officeholders. But these are the type of differences balanced on hatpins that campaign finance gurus believe that they can distinguish. betsyspage.blogspot.com realclearpolitics.com moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com

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