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	The Campaign Legal Center: BCRA McCain-Feingold
		In September 2004, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia invalidated fifteen of the nineteen challenged Reform Act implementing rules and ordered the FEC to rewrite the rules.
		The defendants in the case were the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Election Commission; the Act's principal congressional sponsors - Senators McCain, Feingold, Snowe and Jeffords and Congressmen Meehan and Shays -were intervenor-defendants.
		The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision on December 10, 2004, upholding all key aspects of the Reform Act.
	www.campaignlegalcenter.org /BCRA.html (249 words)

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		Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. et seq.), as amended by section 101, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``prohibition of contributions by minors ``Sec.
		(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 315(a)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by section 304(a), is amended by striking ``subsection (i),'' and inserting ``subsection (i) and section 315A,''.
		To avoid duplication of efforts and reduce the burdens placed on the parties to the action, the court in any such action may make such orders as it considers necessary, including orders to require intervenors taking similar positions to file joint papers or to be represented by a single attorney at oral argument.
	frwebgate.access.gpo.gov /cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=107_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ155.107 (4928 words)

	NRA-ILA :: Fact Sheets
		McCain was led down a primrose path by a Senate Democratic leadership that is doing all it can to keep him beholden.
		McCain's relationship with the Democratic leadership paid off when he demanded to bring his campaign finance bill directly to the floor.
		The irony of ironies--in the mess that John McCain has personally dumped on the American people--is that in McCain's own view he admits that what he wants to fix may not actually be broken, referring to what he calls "the abundant evidence of at least the appearance of corruption." Appearance ain't good enough.
	www.nraila.org /Issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?id=203 (2319 words)

	McCain-Feingold act makes no difference here
		Russ Feingold of Wisconsin is the only Democrat to put his name on a major piece of legislation during the past decade when Congress has been under Republican control.
		Feingold was not invited to speak at this year's convention, as he was four years ago at the Los Angeles gathering when McCain-Feingold was still only a bill and not yet an act.
		Although Feingold is a delegate from Wisconsin, he did not plan to arrive in Boston until today to hear his colleague, Sen. John Kerry, accept the presidential nomination.
	www.suntimes.com /output/elect/cst-nws-novak29.html (722 words)

	Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) is U.S. Congressional legislation which regulates the financing of political campaigns.
		It is also known as the McCain-Feingold Bill, after its chief sponsors, Senators John McCain (Republican of Arizona) and Russ Feingold (Democrat of Wisconsin).
		It has, however, been a very significant one, as much of the traditional functions of the parties, financed by soft money, are moving to the 527 groups mentioned above.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/McCain-Feingold_Act (940 words)

	TCS: Tech Central Station - Free Speech For Me But Not For Thee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		What's more, the manager of McCain's 2000 presidential campaign, Rick Davis, is president of the institute and draws a $110,000 a year "consulting fee" -- at least until the official campaign gets underway.
		McCain, of course -- ever the scrappy underdog fighting for the little guy against the moneyed interests -- argues that the donations and the political help to Cablevision have nothing to do with one and other.
		In the meantime, he should be convicted in the court of public opinion based solely on the "appearance of corruption" -- after all, that's the standard by which he judges the public's right to speak.
	www.techcentralstation.com /031105G.html (1267 words)

	Reason: Fix the McCain-Feingold Law: Oops—Can I Say That?
		Feingold, a Democrat, is up for re-election; Kohl, also a Democrat, is not.
		All of this, and more, is the result of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, otherwise known as the McCain-Feingold law, which Congress passed in 2002 and the Supreme Court OK'ed in 2003.
		Where that rule leads is amusingly illustrated by the FEC's political advice to Wisconsin Right to Life: Instead of saying "Contact Senators Feingold and Kohl and tell them to oppose the filibuster," just urge Wisconsinites to "call the U.S. Senate at 202-224-3121 and tell them to stop the filibuster." Wow, that's a zinger.
	reason.com /rauch/100704.shtml (1323 words)

	Ultima Thule: Blogger alert -- McCain Feingold is coming for you
		Bloggers beware -- McCain Feingold is coming after you, with the help of the kind folks at the Pew Charitable Trust (and, I might add, President Bush who signed this faulty legislation with the hope that he could have it both ways, political appeal that would then be overruled by the Supreme Court.
		He learned that the McCain-Feingold Act the law which empowers the FEC to muzzle bloggers was pushed through Congress by fraud.
		The McCain-Feingold Act of 2002 gave federal judges and FEC officials the right to determine who can buy political ads on TV or radio during election season, and what they may say in those ads.
	aussiethule.blogspot.com /2005/03/blogger-alert-mccain-feingold-is.html (734 words)

	Russ Feingold: Fact Sheet - 527 Reform Act
		The 527 Reform Act is designed to clarify and reaffirm that such 527 groups are required to comply with federal campaign finance laws.
		The Act requires 527 groups to register as political committees with the FEC and comply with federal campaign finance laws if they raise and spend money in connections with federal elections (exempting 527s with less than $25,000 in annual receipts and 527s that are exclusively involved in trying to influence state elections).
		The Act also provides that when a 527 group registered as a federal political committee makes expenditures for voter mobilization activities or public communications that affect both federal and non-federal elections, at least 50 percent of the costs of such activities would have to be paid for with federal hard money contributions.
	feingold.senate.gov /issues_527facts.html (526 words)

	John McCain - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
		McCain's skin produced a special layer of transparent nacho cheese, allowing him to time travel without damaging his body or the space time continuum.
		As McCain devoured the burrito, he became immortal, and banished the ghost of George W. Bush from existence with his mind.
		As McCain returned to the United States, he was promoted to Arch Duke of Arizona.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/John_McCain (553 words)

	McCAIN: DO AS I SAY ... (2)
		John McCain recently made a high-profile appearance on behalf of California Gov. McCain was the centerpiece of the Governor's event for "guests who contributed or raised $100,000 or $50,000 to take photos with the governor and attend a private reception," as per the invitations, according to a San Francisco Chronicle story.
		The Act was intended to reduce the amount of clout that lobbyists had with federal legislators.
		McCain legal advisors reportedly maintain that the money went to Schwarzenegger and the party, and thus neither McCain's appearance nor the big bucks are an issue.
	www.freemarketnews.com /WorldNews.asp?nid=9882 (256 words)

	Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life - Supreme Court Times
		Feingold was in a campaign for reelection at the time.
		By the Federal Election Commission: Whether the three-judge district court erred in holding that the federal statutory prohibition on a corporation’s use of general treasury funds to finance “electioneering communications” is unconstitutional as applied to three broadcast advertisements that appellee proposed to run in 2004.
		By Senator John McCain et al.: Whether the three-judge district court erred in holding that Section 203 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), 2 U.S.C. § 441b, is unconstitutional as applied to the three advertisements that appellee Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. sought to broadcast in 2004.
	www.lawmemo.com /sct/06/WisconsinRTL (469 words)

	JasonPye.com: Going off about McCain-Feingold
		For me...this legislation represents the single biggest reason to vote against John McCain or Russ Feingold in 2008, if they decided to run for President and at this point all signs point to them running.
		He is often referred to as a civil libertarian, mainly because he voted against the USA PATRIOT Act.
		Outside of the USA PATRIOT Act, the McCain-Feingold Act is the worst piece of legislation passed by Congress since the Alien and Sedition Acts.
	www.jasonpye.com /blog/2006/09/going_off_about_mccainfeingold.html (424 words)

	Classical Values :: Whose blog is this?
		For purposes of this section, the term 'applicable electioneering communication' means an electioneering communication (within the meaning of section 304(f)(3)) which is made by any entity described in subsection (a) of this section or by any other person using funds donated by an entity described in subsection (a) of this section.
		But note that because section 316(b)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is actually 441b(b)(2), magical subsections like "(a)" don't exactly stare you in the face.
		The Act seems to say that a "communication" -- if originating from a corporation -- is now a "contribution." This defies common sense, but I guess I should be glad that my blog is mine, and not published by a corporation.
	www.classicalvalues.com /archives/000598.html (747 words)

	Goldsboro News-Argus \| Editorials: Good bill
		The first attempt to muzzle Americans was the passage of the Sedition Act of 1798.
		It made a crime of criticizing government, partly in an effort to block the election of Thomas Jefferson as president in 1800.
		Many Americans questioned the constitutionality of the Sedition Act and other laws that were passed in 1798 to strip people of rights.
	www.newsargus.com /editorials/archives/2004/02/25/good_bill/index.shtml (702 words)

	The Vanderbilt Torch: McCain-Feingold: Keeping Voters in the Dark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		While this may sound noble, and the idea certainly was popular when the act was passed, it has two major problems.
		Because interest groups are prohibited from running any advertisement mentioning a candidate’s name or even referring to them by a general title such as congressman or president, the ability of groups to lobby for bills being decided in the legislature has been restricted.
		For example, George Soros, the billionaire who commented, before the election, that if George W. Bush were to win the presidency he would “go into some kind of monastery” reportedly donated over 15 million dollars to these 527s in order to keep the president from being reelected.
	www.vutorch.org /blog/archives/000068.html (929 words)

	Campaign Finance Reform: The Issue
		John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Russell Feingold (D-Wis.) — which would reform the campaign finance system and seek to reduce the influence of money in the electoral process.
		Although none of the reform groups saw McCain-Feingold as a perfect bill, they were united in their belief that the bill is a necessary start down the road of campaign finance reform.
		Congress in 1971 passed the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), a consolidation of previous reform efforts that limited the influence of wealthy individuals and special interests on the outcome of federal elections, regulated campaign spending, and mandated public disclosure of campaign finances by candidates and parties.
	www.opensecrets.org /news/campaignfinance/index.asp (1119 words)

	At Schwarzenegger fundfest, fingers point at McCain
		McCain, the maverick Republican who once called Democratic Gov. Gray Davis' fundraising conduct "disgraceful,'' was the star attraction at an event that allowed guests who contributed or raised $100,000 or $50,000 to take photos with the governor and attend a private reception, according to the invitations.
		McCain, re-elected to his fourth six-year term in 2004, raises money for and spends money from his campaign committee -- as do all members of the Senate and House -- which by definition makes him a candidate for federal office.
		McCain, one of the country's best-known politicians, is a hot commodity among Republicans and is laying the foundation for a run for president in 2008.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/21/MNGD8HRJ721.DTL&hw=McCain&sn=001&sc=1000 (962 words)

	Bunker Mulligan » McCain-Feingold Incumbent Protection Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		My view of McCain-Feingold at the time was that the two major political parties and the incumbents had already figured out how to work their way around the law or none of them would have supported it.
		I didn’t then know about John McCain’s “non-partisan, non-profit foundation (which also happens to berate the President for not pushing ratification of the Kyoto Treaty).
		People like John McCain are more concerned with their own staus and power than they are with our rights.
	www.bunkermulligan.net /?p=1378 (704 words)

	Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 - Congresspedia
		John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) and Reps. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) and Marty Meehan (D-Mass.), respectively.
		Some argued that President George W. Bush benefited from the act, as federal contribution limits were increased by it.
		Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, 107th Congress, 2D Session H.R. 2356, An Act to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=McCain-Feingold (899 words)

	Campaign Finance Reform
		The FEC will then notify the targeted candidate (the "issue advocacy" ads are mostly negative--i.e., targeting a candidate), as long that candidate is complying with the spending limits, and they will be able to increase their spending limit by the amount spent by the interest group.
		The McCain-Feingold Act bans PAC contribution to federal candidates or the PAC contribution will be lowered to $1,000 (the same amount as an individual may contribute to a federal candidate).
		The McCain-Feingold Act, also, bans foreign contributions, bans the use of campaign funds for personal use, and enables the FEC to enforce campaign laws the way it was created to do.
	members.tripod.com /~jayz7/campaign.html (640 words)

	Captain's Quarters
		Shame on McCain and Feingold for this treachery, shame on George Bush for signing the bill, and shame on the Supreme Court for not stopping it when it had the chance.
		Jerome makes the point that the problem at the moment are the three Democratic FEC commissioners who appear intent on enforcing the law as McCain and Feingold insist, but both parties had a hand in creating this fiasco.
		I don't know who to be more disgusted with: McCain, Feingold, the politicians who voted for this thing, the president who failed to veto it, or the SCOTUS, whose grasp of the Constitution seems limited.
	www.captainsquartersblog.com /mt/archives/003978.php (5467 words)

	Roger L. Simon: Bring It On - The Sequel
		I wish I could agree with Ed Morrisey's suspicion that Senators McCain and Feingold are up to no good where blogs are concerned.
		John McCain may be a total hero, and a very good politician (in the sense that he keeps getting elected and is well known nationally..) however, folks, he is just not very bright.
		People who hold power as long as McCain tend to believe that they are smarter and better than the voting public and that for them there is always a way out.
	www.rogerlsimon.com /mt-archives/2005/03/bring_it_on_the.php (4073 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Americas \| Court blocks campaign finance reform
		The US court of appeals has said that two key requirements of the new law, which was expected to effect the 2004 presidential election, violate the free speech provisions of the US constitution.
		The court decision is a setback for Senator John McCain, the maverick Republican who stood against George Bush in the 2000 primaries, and long argued against the corrupting influence of money on US politics.
		Under the McCain-Feingold Act, which took effect in November 2002, the presidential campaigns were supposed to be financed from individual donations which were limited to $2,000 per person.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/2997471.stm (447 words)

	Techdirt:Regulating Political Speech Online?
		The ruling, basically, was that it wouldn't make sense for the internet to be excluded, since that would defeat the purpose of the law.
		Over in Japan, there is now a whole subculture of "2ch-ers" who compete to make bigger boasts about the joys of mass murder, or other terroristic acts.
		Police have cracked down when the threats got too specific, but overall, there is now a greater pool of knowledge on how to commit mass terrorism, and greater camaraderie among people who enjoy such thoughts.
	www.techdirt.com /articles/20050217/1221231_F.shtml (439 words)

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