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We're old enough to recall a time when the GOP mainstream was against restricting campaign finance.(Brief article)
We're old enough to recall a time when the GOP mainstream was against restricting campaign finance. That was about four years ago. Republicans cried bloody murder over McCain-Feingold's regulations on broadcast ads that mention candidates within 60 days of an election--regulations that, in their view, violated the First Amendment. How times change. The current crop of House leaders is pushing legislation that would bring 527s--nonprofit groups named for the section of the tax code under which they operate--under McCain-Feingold restrictions. We don't see a political advantage in this: Yes, liberal groups have received the bulk ...
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