CAMPAIGN FINANCE "REFORM" ALIVE AGAIN

The House will begin debate next week on campaign finance "reform," and once again, the legislation being used to promote the "reform" of our campaign finance laws is the ill-conceived Shays-Meehan bill.

• This legislation poses a serious threat to our right to free speech, as its language is so broad that it could greatly restrict NRA's ability to communicate with its members regarding the views on the Second Amendment of candidates seeking elected office.

• We are also extremely concerned with the expansion of the Federal Election Commission's (FEC) power to conduct random audits -- even when there is no reason to suspect any violation has occurred.

• Even more outrageous is the authority granted the FEC to refer suspected violations to the Justice Department at any time without a determination that the commission has probable cause to believe a violation has occurred.

      With the abundance of bureaucratic abuse in today's climate, giving these bodies even more power to abuse is incomprehensible. Call your U.S. Representative at (202) 225-3121 and urge him to oppose H.R. 417, the Shays-Meehan campaign finance reform bill.

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