Liberty Tree | Wisconsin: March to Overrule the Court

Wisconsin: March to Overrule the Court

Date:

February 16, 2010 Noon

Location:

Wisconsin State Capitol

Full Description:

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Make plans to join the March to Overrule the Court, Noon, on Tuesday, February 16th as we loudly protest the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that corporations are persons entitled to constitutional rights to influence elections. Rally at the State Capitol, State Street steps, then march to the nearby federal courthouse. Bring a bell to ring, warm clothes, and friends.

In its January 21 ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the sharply divided court overturned two key Supreme Court precedents and invalidated longstanding laws governing how elections are financed, sweeping away virtually all restrictions on campaign spending by corporations. The court majority reached this decision on the basis of the supposed constitutional rights of corporations, as persons, to speak and influence elections.

The demonstration's aim is to build momentum for the adoption of constitutional amendments overruling the court and legislative remedies to the effects of the ruling.

>>> A staging meeting in advance of the February 16 event has been scheduled for Thursday, February 11 at 5:30pm in room 202 of the Central Branch of the Madison Public Library (201 W. Mifflin St.). Please come join us and help make placards, learn more about the Citizens United decision, and pick up flyers to post in your community.

Additional Information:

Groups involved in organizing the March to Overrule the Court include Liberty Tree and the Center for Media and Democracy, Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, and Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, in coordination with MovetoAmend.org

Areas of Focus:

Election Reform (No More Stolen Elections), Corporations and Democracy, Law of Democracy, Stolen Elections (No More Stolen Elections)

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