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Revise federal campaign finance laws to loosen the restrictive burdens that have stifled the voices of candidates and parties. Other Information: Federal campaign finance laws need to be revised to loosen the restrictive burdens that have stifled the voices of candidates and parties. Slightly more than a decade ago, under the mantra of "reform," Congress passed McCain-Feingold, which treats national party committees — and to a large extent even state party committees — as if they are federal committees. It places onerous restrictions on their ability to fund grassroots activity at the state and local level, and it even more severely restricted the ability of third-party groups to engage in political activity. Since at this point only the rights of non-party organizations have been restored in a meaningful way, the parties and candidates are at a huge disadvantage, particularly given the low contribution limits with which they must contend. In short, current campaign finance law diminishes the role of national political parties and does not allow them to participate on level terms with third-party groups. In addition, the current campaign finance environment in turn limits free speech, with the result that voters are denied the ability to hear more from parties and candidates themselves relative to third-party groups. The recommendations below are a road map toward what an ideal campaign finance world would look like to help strengthen political parties and encourage freedom of speech. Objective(s):
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