The Primary Purpose of McCain-Feingold Revealed

Cato: In other words, if Feingold's campaign finance law had not proven to be contrary to the U.S. Constitution, he might well not be facing "an uphill battle" to serve a fourth term in Washington. The political speech that is causing Feingold problems would have been prohibited in that situation. But the First Amendment favors speech and not the re-election needs of senators.