1.   Credit the righteous stubbornness of Lt. Col. Martha McSally for compelling the change.

2.   Each year, the foreign aid bill seeks to use dollar diplomacy to compel political change in allies and enemies alike.

3.   It cannot compel changes in policy.

4.   It teaches aggrieved groups to use the law to compel changes instead of using persuasion and education to change minds.

5.   The parties require money to carry out those tasks, and any new campaign finance law will compel changes in how they do business.