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Politics : John McCain for President -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (81)	12/11/1999 7:41:00 PM
From: Red Heeler	Respond to of 6579

Here's what McCain says about campaign finance reform: "I think most Americans understand that soft money - the enormous sums of money given to both parties by just about every special interest in the country - corrupts our political ideals whether it comes from big business or from labor bosses and trial lawyers. The influence of money is corrupting our ability to address the problems that directly affect the lives of every American. Without reining in soft money and reducing the role of money in politics we will never have a government that works as hard for the average American as it does for the special interests. Reform of our campaign financing laws is the first change necessary to restore faith in our political process and make government accountable to the people." Notice that he says that this is just the "first change necessary." I take that to mean he wouldn't stop there and I hope that means he would attempt to bring some sort of parity for those running for office. I'll never believe that he would attempt to implement reform that would impair our First Amendment rights. What he's talking about would weaken media influence, IMO, because much of the media is controlled by the large corporations that provide the majority of the soft money. McCain is pro-life and states that he would like to see Roe v Wade overturned. He is also against "measures that impinge on Constitutionally protected, individual rights - including the Second Amendment right of Americans to own firearms." I don't think he would allow the media to run amok if he became President - especially on the issues you mention.