McCain-Feingold wasn't just about expenditures. The government argued it could ban or confiscate books/movies based on who paid for them, or a tiny proportion of candidate/issue advocacy during election season. The first three paragraphs of this piece, by a major McCain-Feingold opponent, capture the overbroad reach of the FEC's claims:<p><a href="http://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/the-myth-of-campaign-finance-reform" rel="nofollow">http://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/the-myth-...</a>