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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread
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To: DMaA who wrote (25070)3/29/2002 3:30:14 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) of 59480
 
President Bush quietly and unceremoniously signed a law today that will impose major new restrictions on campaign finances for the first time since the post-Watergate reforms took effect....

...He said in a written statement that the bill presents "serious constitutional concerns," most notably its limits on individual contributions to political parties. Goaded by McCain, first on the campaign trail and later from Capitol Hill, Bush had endorsed such restrictions for corporations and unions. As support grew among lawmakers, he told GOP leaders last year that they could no longer count on him to veto it.

"This legislation is the culmination of more than six years of debate among a vast array of legislators, citizens and groups," Bush said. "It does not represent the full ideals of any one point of view. But it does represent progress in this often-contentious area of public policy debate.".....

....."The president is not a hypocrite," the official said. "It would have been completely inconsistent with his position on the bill to have some big South Lawn ceremony with ruffles and flourishes."....

....White House spokeswoman Claire Buchan said: "The manner in which the president signed the campaign finance reform into law was consistent with his views on the legislation."

washingtonpost.com

The way the Washington Post presents it, the decision to sign is consistent with my interpretation of his thinking.
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