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Occupy the Courts on Fri. Jan. 20 -- Say No To "Citizens United"

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From: Eric Byler < info@coffeepartyusa.com > Date: January 7, 2012 12:01:39 PM EST To: Dan Matthews < danjmatt@bellsouth.net > Subject: Occupy the Courts on Fri. Jan. 20 -- Say No To "Citizens United" Reply-To: info@coffeepartuyusa.com Hi Dan, On Friday Jan. 20, the Coffee Party is joining  Move to Amend   and democracy advocates across the US to hold more than 80 rallies in front of federal court buildings, including the US Supreme Court. These rallies will launch grassroots campaigns for ballot initiatives and resolutions rejecting the "Citizens United" decree for unlimited, anonymous spending to influence our elections. Momentum has been building in recent months, with resolutions passed by city councils in  Los Angeles   and  New York City , and the  Montana  Supreme Court asserting that states have the right to prevent the corporate purchase of their governments.  Let's make this happen in states, towns, and citie...