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Protesters turn in 36,000 ‘signatures’ to AG McKenna

Post by Brad Shannon / The Olympian on March 26, 2010 at 2:30 pm |
March 26, 2010 2:55 pm

The protest against Attorney General Rob McKenna’s legal action to block federal health reform was peaceful today at the state Highways Licenses Building.

A group of about 50 protesters chanted “Shame on Rob” and “Don’t Rob Our Benefits.” Democratic activist Nathe Lawver of Pierce County pushed a wheelbarrow filled with 20,000 petitions and a letter representing another 16,000 residents who protest McKenna’s decision to join the health-care lawsuit with a dozen states including Florida.

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