Debate Over Campaign Finance "Reform"
Heats Up
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"...the
McCain-Feingold 'reform' package should cause all of our members
concern..." |
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John McCain (R-AZ) |
The U.S. Senate has again taken up the issue of campaign finance
"reform," and, once again, the collaborative effort of U.S. Senators
John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) has grabbed a great
deal of attention from the self-serving media elite.
While NRA's
strength - through its united front on the single issue of protecting our
Right to Keep and Bear Arms - is enhanced by not being involved with other
matters that might distract or divide our supporters, the
McCain-Feingold "reform" package should cause all of our members
concern.
NRA opposes S. 27, "The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of
2001," introduced by Senators McCain and Feingold, because it would
severely restrict our ability to provide timely information, including
information on lawmakers' positions on firearm-related issues, to our
membership and tens of millions of other law-abiding gun owners.
S. 27
seeks to
- regulate communication that "refers to" a federal candidate if
that communication takes place during a specified period before a
primary or before a general election, and
- would prohibit any such
communication unless the funds were to come from a segregated account to
which individuals donate for that purpose.
- The names of all donors
(i.e., our members), whose donations are above a certain limit, would be
made public - a clear violation of the privacy rights of our members who
contribute to NRA's political efforts.
Contact your U.S. Senators at
202/224-3121, and urge them to oppose S. 27. For those on the Internet,
you can also find contact information for your U.S. Senators by using
the "Write Your Reps" feature at
NRAILA.org. Be sure to tell your
Senators that we hold all of the Constitution to be inviolate-including
the First and the Second Amendments!
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