[EBUCK]

This bill allows issue ads as long as they are paid with soft money, and the source is identified.

You got it wrong. The ad must be payed for with "hard" money. Hard money is money that has been paid to a candidate and recorded as such. The effect is such that if you don't support a candidate (or the candidate doesn't support your views) you can't place an ad because the ad must be funded by a candidate that has access to "hard" money.

EBUCK

[Luis Gonzalez]

Sorry, you are right, it's hard money. And hard money means direct contribution from citizens, it doesn't mean money given to a candidate.

Eg: Any pro-life organization out there can collect $$$ from their membership and buy any number of issue ads to run right through elections supporting their stand. The ad just can't promote (or discourage) voting for a candidate by name.