1.   Mr. Helm plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment.

2.   He went on to argue that the bill violated fiscal discipline and would have destroyed jobs and undermined small businesses.

3.   But opponents argued that the McCain-Feingold bill violates free speech by limiting political advertising.

4.   Critics claim that the bill would nevertheless violate the constitutional separation of church and state by allowing public money to be spent on what are essentially religious services.

5.   Declining to specify exactly what action the Canadian government would take, Eggleton hinted the bill may violate terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

6.   European politicians argue that the bill may violate other laws protecting free trade, and are threatening to refer the matter to the World Trade Organization.

7.   On Thursday night, however, he said he was satisfied that the revised bill no longer violates the constitution.

8.   Opponents said the bill would violate the right to free speech and limit participation in the political process.

9.   Opponents say the bill violates constitutional guarantees of free speech and weakens political parties.