John Samples has written this oped. It begins: “The Federal Election Commission, the six-member agency charged with implementing campaign finance law, is split on a proposal to allow grassroots organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union and pro-life groups to run ads lobbying their fellow citizens. The change, which would take effect immediately, would set out conditions under which groups could lobby Congress without running afoul of the McCain-Feingold law. Members of the Commission, three Republicans and three Democrats, could divide along party lines.”