Re: Another Bush campaign worker acknowleges links to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth

[Robert Munn]

This issue really goes to the heart of the matter with the McCain-Feingold bill. They knew that if they tried to eliminate all independent spending on campaigns the courts would most likely strike down the law as an unconstitutional abridgement of free speech. Why should anyone be prevented from spending their own money advocating a position? Note that there are rules about the advocacy- the ads can't specifically endorse one candidate or another.

The compromise of McCain-Feingold, to allow 527 advocacy groups to continue to spend money on national advocacy, turns out to be a big enough loophole to drive a caravan through. Kerry's current position on the Swift boat ads is a little tricky to maintain, because he has benefitted enormously from the moveon.org ads- essentially the same 527 spending as the Swift boat ads. These groups on both sides will continue to spend money because they can. End of story.


>Yup.  That is what the article says.
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>  Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 7:29 AM

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