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The McCain-Feingold Law, also known as the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, deals with aspects of campaign finance reform and regulation.
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Fast Facts
- First introduced in 1995
- Approved by U.S. Senate in 2001
- Approved by U.S. House of Representatives in 2002
- Effective on November 6, 2002
- Named for chief sponsors: John McCain and Russ Feingold
- McCain is a Republican; Feingold is a Democrat
- Amended 1971's Federal Election Campaign Act
- Supreme Court case McConnell v. FEC upheld the law's constitutionality
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I Approve This Message
One aspect of the McCain-Feingold Law is a rule known as the "stand by your ad" provision. This rule requires candidates to directly acknowledge that they approve of their campaign advertisements, resulting in the ubiquitous proclamation, "I'm [candidate's name], and I approve this message."BNET.com: Stand By Your Ad -
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Federal Election Commission: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002
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Brookings Institution: Court Faces Stark Choice on McCain-Feingold
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CSMonitor.com: Court clips campaign-finance law
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Townhall.com: "The Fundamental Flaws in the McCain-Feingold Law" by Mitt Romney
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Hoover Institution: The McCain-Feingold-Cochran Campaign Reform Bill
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Wikipedia: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
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Time Magazine: A Setback for McCain-Feingold?
time.com (June 26, 2007)
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Federal Election Commission: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002
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"McCAIN-FEINGOLD"--AN ATTACK ON YOUR RIGHTS.(Brief Article): An article from: National Right to Life News - $5.95
This digital document is an article from National Right to Life News, published by National Right to Life Committee, Inc. on March 1, 2001. The length of the article is 1002 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word ...
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Protecting Free Speech Against McCain/Feingold-Like Laws.(National Right to Life Committee): An article from: National Right to Life News - $5.95
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21st Century Complete Guide to the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and the Federal Election Commission including the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold) ... Elections, Laws, and Procedures (DVD-ROM) - $29.95
This up-to-date and comprehensive DVD-ROM provides an exhaustive, authoritative, and unique collection of documents about American election procedures, voting, and balloting, including special material about the 2004 Presidential election a...
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The McCain-Feingold coordination rules: the ongoing program to keep politics under control.: An article from: Fordham Urban Law Journal - $5.95
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McCain-Feingold Passes, Broad Coalition Takes Law to Court.(Bi-partisan Campaign Reform Act)(John McCain)(Russell Feingold)(Brief Article): An article from: National Right to Life News - $5.95
This digital document is an article from National Right to Life News, published by National Right to Life Committee, Inc. on April 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1022 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word ...
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View All McCain-Feingold Law Questions (410) | Ask a QuestionWhat do you do when your mother in law hates you for no reason? (14 Answers)Boy oh boy, do I know what this is like! My husband's mother has hated me since day one for no reason (except that I took her baby away from ... read moreWhat is law?All Law is Man Made. There is no Divine Law, for all Divine Law and teachings were written by man. hehe A lot of people have addressed this question, but ... read moreIs the goal of law to provide Justice? If so, what is Justice? (1 Answer)According to the Declaration of Independence, Yes. According to former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, No (America is a land of laws, not justice). read moreWhat is the laws intent for Eminent Domain? (1 Answer)The reasoning behind eminent domain laws is that the government retains the right to appropriate any property for a "public use" if it decides that this is in the public's ... read more
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McCain-Feingold Law Recent News Stories
- Google News: McCain Feingold Law
- Associated Press: Thompson Defends Campaign Donation Limit (December 19, 2007)
- Candidate Fred Thompson defended McCain-Feingold to an Iowa audience. "Standing up, putting the government in the right place to do its job, to do things as best we can to minimize the temptation and the opportunity for corruption...is still a valid, solid, conservative concept that I stand for."
- Politico.com: SCOTUS loosens McCain-Feingold provision (2007)
- Time Magazine: A Setback for McCain-Feingold? (2007)
- CNSNews.com: Supreme Court Slaps McCain-Feingold (2007)
- TheHill.com: McCain: "Regrettable" decision (2007)
- Wall Street Journal: Washington Wire: Fred Thompson on McCain-Feingold, Iraq (2007)
- Boston.com: Campaign finance law challenged (2007)
- WashingtonPost.com: "High Court to Revisit Campaign Finance Law" (2007)
- SupremeCourtUS.gov: Full text of Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Comm'n decision
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McCain-Feingold Law Central Figures
- John McCain
- CNN Archives: McCain: Campaign finance overhaul needed to pass GOP issues (1999)
- Russ Feingold
- Senate.gov: Statement of Feingold on the Decision in Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC (2007)
- The U.S. Supreme Court
- WashingtonPost.com: "Justices Reconsider Campaign Finance" (2007)
- John McCain
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McCain-Feingold Law Satire and Humor
- The Onion: McCain, Feingold Co-Sponsor Chain of Integrity-Themed Eateries (2006)
