It was first mentioned by the leftist political leader Francois Mitterrand nearly a year ago in an unimportant electioneering speech, and seized upon gratefully by French women of the leftist parties.
Deputy Francois Mitterand, candidate of the united French left, said in an electioneering speech at Nevers, "Women should have the right to have one, two, three, four, or five children if they so desire, or to have none at all".
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As amended by §203 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), federal law prohibits corporations and unions from using their general treasury funds to make independent expenditures for speech that is an "electioneering communication" or for speech that expressly advocates the election or defeat of a candidate.
This decision runs counter to Section 203 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 BCRA), (aka the McCain-Feingold Act) the federal law prohibiting corporations and unions from using their general treasury funds to make independent expenditures for speech that is an "electioneering communication" or for speech that expressly advocates the election or defeat of a candidate.
But if the F.E.C. regarded "Hillary" and commercials for it as an "electioneering communication" — that is, as "speech expressly advocating the election or defeat of a candidate" — then it could not be broadcast during the proscribed election periods.
But in the olden days of yore, these outfits couldn't engage in "express advocacy" of candidates up for election, and corporate cash couldn't finance "electioneering communications", bits of broadcast speech mentioning a candidate by name within a certain number of days prior to a primary or election.
Cameron,speechch was typical electioneering but with a very risky, scary and naive content.
Disraeli took no public part in the electioneering, it being deemed improper for peers to make speeches to influence Commons elections.
In 2010 the contribution limits imposed by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act were partly invalidated by the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which ruled that contributions made for independent electioneering communications were a form of constitutionally protected free speech that could not be limited by law.
