Now, while we are saddled with this for the time being, we need to think of ways to get around it and also work on getting people in the general population understanding what this means and get this provision repealed.
Or, we can just whine here and do nothing constructive.
The devil is in the details
The bill also makes it illegal to air ads criticizing a politicians before an election. And the money it criminalizes is the type that the Democratic Party uses to catch up to Republicans.
Bye-bye free speech! The FEC can now take away your home, car, bank account etc. for saying something bad about a politician on TV or radio right before the election!
Bush and the Republicans have no problem raising "hard" money. That's actually the backbone of their fundraising machine.
Democrats, on the other hand, don't have as many people who can afford to write $2,000 personal checks on the spots. That's why more of the Democrats' money was "soft" money from unions.
This bill has killed the Democrats' ability to raise money. The fundraising gap between Republicans and Democrats has been getting even wider because the GOP wasn't as dependent on soft money.
This "campaign reform" act is the GOP's best friend.
I dunno. Think this is in response to moveon and Soros $$$.
Since it is talking about "soft money". Used for ads that do not endorse any candidate directly. I think it might be bad, but like I said, I dunno.