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Campaign Finance Reform "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." -- First Amendment, US Constitution. The proposed twenty-eighth amendment is that of campaign finance reform. It was proposed by senator John McCain, a republican from Arizona. Basically, his bill would do the following: Ban all soft money contributions to parties from corporations, unions, and individuals; ban corporate and union-sponsored "issue ads" during the final 60 days of a campaign; and increase the total amount of regulated so-called "hard money" that individuals can give to candidates and to parties. This is an incredibly controversial issue not only because it affects those involved in the game of politics, but because it affects us, the people from expressing our rights granted to us by the first amendment. Some however, believe this reform can actually benefit us because it restricts excessive influence of a targeted group. In this composi