The equal empire. (Networks).(campaign finance reform)(Brief Article)

YET ANOTHER CONTROVERSY, ALBEIT A strange one, has erupted on the campaign-finance reform front. The National Voting Rights Institute (NVRI) (www.nvri.org) of Boston, representing the interests of minority and poor voters, charges in a lawsuit that McCain-Feingold violates the Constitution. Specifically, the institute alleges that the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform law infringes on equal protection with its higher kits on "hard-money" contributions. In so doing, the lawsuit claims, the law discriminates against voters and candidates based on their economic status.

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