Andrea Joy Campbell: “the words kill. It is the spirit that giveth life. The Scriptural reference applies to this part of the bill. My good…”

“the words kill. It is the spirit that giveth life. The Scriptural reference applies to this part of the bill. My good dear friend from Kentucky has given us the words, and he says that all that may be condemned are those ads which are so explicit in using words that they qualify in his definition as express advocacy. But what about the spirit that giveth life? What about ads that, in every other meaning, affect intent, purpose, are an express advocacy ad, but they are clever enough not to use the word ``vote for'' or ``vote against?'' This kind of abuse has been documented so many times in this debate that it is unnecessary to go too much into detail, but I refer all of my colleagues to the examples that have been raised regarding such comments as President Bill Clinton has done these wonderful things, but we do not at the end say ``Vote for President Bill Clinton.'' Senator Bob Dole has done these wonderful things, great American, but at the end we do not say ``Vote for Bob Dole.'' It is the most gravid interpretation of campaign advocacy to say that only those ads that actually use the word ``vote for'' or ``vote against'' are express advocacy. Second point: The gentleman intentionally strikes from this bill the prohibition on using undisclosed money, money from whom no one knows the source for advertisements that mention the name of the candidate on radio and television in the last 60 days of a campaign. What is wrong with disclosure?”