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onthefence said:Sorry, but you gave no evidence to prove your hypothesis. The McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Bill was a measure that placed caps on the amount of money a candidate running for office could spend. It was supposed to force elections to be aout the message and not about the amount of money that they have in the bank. It actually has had no effect at all in the election process, due in large part to the emergence of 527 groups like Swift Boat Veterans and MoveOn.org. The opponent of this piece of legislation can stop stop crying and start talking about something that matters.
Now back to my original question. How am I a dumbass?
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You're a dumbass because you don't see how McCain Feingold is an infringement on free speech.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_finance_reform
In addition, the bill aimed to curtail so called "issue ads" by banning the use of corporate or union money to pay for broadcast advertising that identifies a federal candidate within 30 days of a primary or nominating convention, or 60 days of a general election. Any ads within those periods that identify a federal candidate must be paid for with regulated, hard money or with contributions exclusively made by individual donors.
The law was challenged as unconstitutional by groups and individuals including the California State Democratic Party, the National Rifle Association, and Republican Senator Mitch McConnell (Kentucky), the Senate Majority Whip.