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Sheldon Adelson’s Free Speech

Calvin Trillin

June 27, 2012

“Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is on the brink of reaching $71 million in contributions thus far in this election cycle.” Roll Call   Yes, money is speech, so the Court has decreed. While Adelson thinks this is splendid, The rest of us wonder, as cash calls the tune, Is this what the Framers intended?

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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