PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County MoveOn Council will host a rally Saturday indoors at the Pope Marine Plaza.
The rally, which will be from noon to 1:30 p.m., will commemorate the second anniversary of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, a January 2010 ruling by a divided U.S. Supreme Court that the government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections.
“Citizens United — No Way!” will focus on the impact of the decision.
Groups such as MoveOn, Move to Amend and Progressive Democrats of America are attempting to overturn what they consider an assault on democracy that allows unlimited campaign contributions to influence elections from federal to local races, said Dianne Joy Diamond of the Jefferson County MoveOn Council.
A skit re-enacting the Supreme Court decision made two years ago is planned.
“Come prepared to cheer or boo the judges as they let us know what they were thinking when they decided money equals speech and corporations have personhood,” Diamond said.
Also available will be information and petitions encouraging support of a proposed constitutional amendment nullifying the Citizens United decision from county commissioners, state legislators and members of Congress.
Several speakers are planned.
For more information, phone Diamond at 360-385-2341.
