Video: Dollar bills rain down from Seattle building
Jul 4, 2012, 1:33 PM | Updated: Jul 5, 2012, 8:43 am
Money fell from the sky in downtown Seattle Wednesday when
members of a protest group sent out their messages on
printed dollar bills.
They were stamped with the words “money as speech silences
us all,” a reference to a Supreme Court’s ruling in the
Citizen’s United case. The high court ruled corporations
have the same right as people to make donations to
political campaigns.
About $5,000 rained down from the building at Seventh
Ave. and Pike Street around 5:00 p.m. much to the delight
of tourists in the area.
The organizer, #MicCheckWallSt, is an offshoot of the
Occupy movement. On its website, the group said its
message will
continue to spread as the money goes back into general
circulation.
