McCain-Feingold Legislation Continues
To Pose Serious Threat
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"...The names of all donors (i.e., our
members), whose donations are above a certain limit, would be made
public..." |
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The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote this Monday, April 2, on the
collaborative effort of U.S. Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Russ
Feingold (D-Wis.) to "reform" the laws regulating the financing of
political campaigns.
NRA remains opposed to S. 27, "The Bipartisan
Campaign Reform Act of 2001," 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.
In its current form, S. 27 seeks to
severely restrict communication that "refers to" a federal candidate if
that communication takes place during a specified period before a primary
or general election. In other words, if S. 27 were to become law, you
could soon see alerts coming from NRA that urge you to call your lawmaker
(although the law would prohibit us from telling you who your lawmaker
is), because that lawmaker (remember, we cannot name him) is considering
doing something (sorry, but the law prohibits us from telling you what he
is about to do) that should be of concern to you (but remember, we can't
tell you what he is going to do, or if we think you would support or
oppose what the unnamed lawmaker is considering doing).
S. 27 would also
eliminate your NRA-ILA's ability to run issue ads during this "blackout"
period. If that's not ridiculous enough, NRA would be restricted from any
such communication unless the funds were to come from a new segregated
account to which individuals donate for that purpose, which is what ILA
was designed for to begin with. 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.
Make no mistake, S. 27 is an
all-out assault on the First Amendment. Contact your U.S. Senators at
202/224-3121, and urge them to oppose S. 27, or use the
"Write Your Reps" tool at
NRAILA.org to find additional contact information. 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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