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One of the political issues we hear a lot about lately is campaign finance reform. The people who are calling for 21 usually want the government to pay for campaigns and/or limit the mount of money that candidates and their supporters can spend. One reason that reform is 22 for is that it costs so much to run for political office. Candidates have to spend a great deal of time and effort 23 money. The incumbents (those already in office) have 24 time to do their jobs since they must attend so many fund raising events. Another 25 is the fear that candidates will be owned or controlled by the 'special interest groups' that contribute to their campaigns. Sometimes this certainly seems to be the 26 . On the 27 side are those who caution that just because you call something 'reform,' doesn’t mean it’s really 28 . They 29 that our right to freedom of speech is meaningless if the government can limit anyone’s ability to get his or her message out to the people. If one person or a group of people want to tell the 30 what they think about an issue or candidate, they have to 31 advertising on TV, radio, and in newspapers and magazines. They might want to display billboards along highways and banners on heavily trafficked Web sites. All this 32 a-lot of money. Opponents of laws that regulate or limit spending say that you don’t really have freedom of speech or freedom of the press if you can’t get your message out. They say that in a democracy, the government should never be able to regulate political discussion or the means to distribute ideas. They believe that this is most important when the voters are about to make 33 . What do you think about this issue? Listen to what the 34 for national office have to say. Which candidates make the most, 35 to you?