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Connections: Should Corporations Be Considered People?

Money is speech -- or is it? George Will and his ideological allies say it is. But the Move to Amend movement is designed to eliminate the concept of money as speech. It targets corporate personhood, and seeks an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The national movement is hosting a series of events across the country throughout July, including one in Rochester. We talk to the people behind the effort, and we discuss why they think there's momentum against the notion of money as speech. Our guests:

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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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