The passage of the campaign finance reform bill can be welcomed as an indication that a majority of members of congress recognize that it's wrong to sell their influence.

However the bill fails to address the real problem, which is the almost total refusal of federal politicians to be "bound by the chains of the constitution" as to the kinds of legislation they write, debate, and pass into law.

If there were no special-interest legislation there would be no influence to sell, and thus no need to try to regulate campaign contributions.