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Columns
Wynette.Barton on December 21, 2016
(Ahem!) A few answers, if you would

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]ear Madames and Sirs of the Supreme Court:

It was surprising when you ruled, a few years ago, that a corporation is entitled to free speech because it is legally defined as an individual.

Seems to me that sort of stretches the definition of “individual,” but what do I know? The upshot is that a corporation can spend any amount of money pushing its agenda, political or otherwise, while writing it off as a business expense and not reporting it as a political contribut...

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