I strongly urge you to defeat the current efforts to pass a Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform Bill. The rights granted under the Constitution are far too important to throw away, no matter how much the media would like you to do.
The circus hearings now being conducted regarding Enron, prove beyond a doubt that Campaign Finance Reform is not needed. Joseph Lieberman, Fritz Hollings and Henry Waxman are the most media prominent Congressional investigators. Each one has been the recipient of donations from Enron, Citigroup and Arthur Andersen. Each one has piously stated that Enron donations will have zero effect on their impartial investigations. What better proof is necessary that there is no need for Campaign Finance Reform.
Please feel free to contact me relative to this matter.
Very truly yours,