Occupy the Courts : [J20] Foley Square Rally to End Corporate Personhood Part 1

Uploaded by nothingofficial on Jan 21, 2012

New York City, January 20

On the occasion of the two year anniversary of the historic Citizens United v Federal Election Commission, in which a Supreme Court treated granted a corporation First Amendment rights, a high-energy rally was held at Foley Square. Among the excellent roster of speakers, Virginia Rasmussen, a member of POCLAD, offered a rare historical analysis of case law involving corporte personhood which dates back to the early 19th century. POCLAD or Program for Corporations, Law and Democracy is an activist collective that has focussed on the issue of corporate personhood for several years.