KWRU to Oppose Justice Department Interference in Philadelphia Mayoral Election

What: The Kensington Welfare Rights Union will seek a temporary restraining order to stop the Justice Department from interfering with Philadelphia's municipal election.

When & Where : The group will picket the Federal Justice Department outside of the Federal Building at 6th & Market Wed October 22nd, from noon to 1 PM and then enter the court house with their attorney in an attempt to preserve the integrity of the election process by asking for a temporary restraining order.

Background:

KWRU, supporting neither Street nor Katz, is asking the Federal Court to stop the Justice Department from interfering with Philadelphia's municipal election. "More important than the guilt or innocence of one person, more precious than the outcome of any one election, is the sanctity of the democratic process" said Ms. Honkala, announcing that KWRU will file suit.

"The justice department, by the timing of the investigation and the leaks, is violating the very core of our democratic process - to be allowed to pick our elected officials without outside interference" she added.

The request for the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) is based upon the legal precedent established in a 1984 Alabama Case, Smith vs. Meese, involving an attempt to influence an election by selective investigations and prosecution.

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