Occupy moves outside Upton’s office

Published 11:39 pm Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Occupy Southwest Michigan will host another demonstration outside U.S. Rep. Fred Upton’s office at 800 Ship St. in St. Joseph 1 to 2:30 p.m. Friday.

The rally is in response to the second anniversary of the Citizens United vs. FEC Supreme Court decision that allowed for unlimited corporate spending on elections.

Organizers will announce a petition drive to put “corporate personhood” on the county ballot, according to organizer Matthew Rosenhagen of Niles.

“Corporate personhood” refers to court-created precedent that gives corporations the same constitutional rights as humans.

For more information, contact Rosenhagen at (269) 362-4763.