s. Under his plan: PAC funds would be capped at $8,000 during each two-year election cycle. (The current limit is $20,000 for candidates who face both primary and general elections; McCain-Feingold either bans or limits PAC contributions to $1,000.) Imposes voluntary spending limits, with incentives such as free or reduced-price TV time for candidates who agree to cap their spending. Bans "soft money" contributions given for generic advertising, political party-building and get-out-the-vote drives. Farrs plan however does not offer as comprehensive a solution as the McCain-Feingold bill. The Republican party would do the American people a great injustice to prevent this legislation from becoming law and forever protecting the common mans right to become an official in his government. It is in the best interests of the common man that McCain-Feingold, and its sweeping revisions of current Campaign Finance Law, become the standard now and for the many years of democracy that are to follow. As begin this new period in history it is exceedingly important that we retain the ideals that helped America become the power it is today, formed so many years ago by our founding fathers. Although we enter a new millennium, we must remind ourselves that the precedent of the past will not become obsolete in the face of modern politics. The constitution itself was written in a way that allows the government to adapt to fit the ever-changing needs of the people. The basic concept of free and equitable elections are in jeopardy. It is time to take advantage of that flexibility to its fullest extent....
