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Update: And another direct action protest of Target has been recorded on video. Warning: one small(?) swear word is used in the in-store announcement.....that's right...someone got on the in-store PA system. ["Good afternoon Target shoppers. When shopping at Target, know that your money is fueling hate and discrimination. Today's bigot special - two-ply toilet tissue. Cause when you're full of [bleep] like Target is, you need something to wipe the shame with."

Recently in the U.S., the Supreme Court made a very controversial decision. In Citizens v. United, they decided that corporations should be treated as people and therefore they should be able to give unlimited amounts of their own corporate money to political candidates. While the ruling was widely panned, it is now the law in the U.S.

Most companies have been nervous about taking 'advantage' of this new 'right', but not Target (and not Best Buy). They each gave over $150,000 (US) to a far right wing, anti-gay and anti-worker candidate running for Governor so that he could buy more ads. While Target has a great history of treating their LGBT employees relatively well...this did not go over well.

It is about much more than them giving money to a right wing fear mongerer..it is about American corporations taking over the political process. They can easily spend more money than the average 'person'.  It really was a shocking ruling that elected representatives are looking at drafting work-around legislation to limit the effects of this intrusion into the political process. And the response to Target and Best Buy's actions have put a chill, I'm sure, into the hearts of many a CEO...... making them think twice of taking advantage of the Supreme Court Ruling.

And in response to Target's donation and the Citizen v. United decision, an ingenious group of (relatively young) protestors paid a visit to a local Target and put on a guerrilla theatrical protest/performance . They rewrote Depeche Mode's 'People are People' and brought along a mini-marching band.......it really is a must watch! (It looks as if they are part of moveon.org's campaign)