Are we witnessing the death of McCain-Feingold? This guy hopes so.
Via The Washington Post
One of the main points of contention in the cromnibus spending bill that (barely) passed the House late Thursday night was a provision that drastically increased the ability of individuals to donate to national party committees. The ten-fold increase in donation limits left many Democrats up in arms, insisting this was the latest attempt by enemies of campaign finance reform to unravel the law spearheaded by Sens. John McCain and Russ Feingold last decade. Seeking answers on how much trouble McCain-Feingold might be in, I reached out to Michael Toner, a former chairman of the Federal Election Commission, Republican election lawyer and longtime advocate for less regulation of money in politics. Our conversation, edited only for grammar and flow, is below.
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