ust consider the opportunity cost of unlimited contributions to campaignsthe end of our representative democracy. Is that really something that the American people are ready to relinquish? Anne McBride, president of Common Cause, said, "As long as soft money contributions are allowed, big money will drown out the voices of the average citizen, diminishing our democracy" (Campaign Finance Reform). Campaign finance reform is inevitable and the McCain-Feingold and Shays-Meehan bills are both effective tools to start such a necessary reform....
