Asa Hutchinson: “As we have learned in this debate, campaign finance reform can certainly be a complex and confusing issue, but the…”

“As we have learned in this debate, campaign finance reform can certainly be a complex and confusing issue, but the public always has a way of making common sense out of nonsense. To the public, this issue boils down to the meaning of democracy. Democracy in our country, in Washington, is being changed from 'the people rule' to 'big money governs', and that is what must be reversed. In order for democracy to be strengthened, we have to empower the individual. The Hutchinson-Allen freshman bill does exactly this. The freshman bill empowers individuals so that their voices can be heard in Washington, even above the clamor of special interests. The freshman bill, most importantly, protects the Constitution and free speech, but it also gives the American people a greater voice in our political process. It does this in three ways. First of all, it restrains the uncontrolled excesses of big monied special interests and labor unions by banning soft money...”