To understand the basic mechanism of the damage that will be done by this bill, we must understand the difference between issue advocacy and express advocacy .
Issue advocacy is commonly know as lobbying.
The pro-life movement is a perfect example of issue advocacy . Our issue is the ultimate protection of the unborn child. Anything that we do in speech or in print that promotes this ultimate goal is issue advocacy. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech and hence guarantees every citizen the right to discuss such issues. It has stated that it cannot be removed or changed by an act of congress, because it is basically rooted in the First Amendment itself.