Capitol Hill Rally Mocks Political Speech Rights for Corporations

On Friday, January 21, 2011, activists with the "Movement for the People" staged a "ceremony" despite a wind chill index of 14 degrees, on the east side of the U.S. Capitol. It mocked the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, "Citizens United." This pro-Big Business verdict held that corporations, under the First Amendment to the Constitution, can be permitted to make contributions for the benefit a candidate in an election, as part of their "political speech rights," as if they were a person. To learn more go to: http://www.movementforthepeople.org/ See slideshow of 14 photos, at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/billyclub/sets/72157625750639183/show/

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Citizens United
• Supreme Court
• Case
• Corporation
• Elections
• Campaigns
• Candidate
• Money
• Medea Benjamin
• Joan Stallard
• Public Citizen
• Robert Weissman
• Bill Hughes