With town meeting season over, some Islanders gathered with state Sen. Dan Wolf last Saturday morning to celebrate all six towns passing resolutions against the Supreme Court Citizens United case.

At a ceremony outside the West Tisbury library, Island selectmen and members of Occupy Martha’s Vineyard and the Martha’s Vineyard Committee to Overturn Citizens United thanked Mr. Wolf and state Rep. Tim Madden for supporting a bill in the state senate that would call on Congress to overturn the controversial court case that removed the ban on political spending by corporations. An airplane delay left Mr. Madden stuck on Nantucket.

State senator Dan Wolf shares his views. — Sam Low

Mr. Wolf co-sponsored a bill in the state senate, S772, which calls for a constitutional amendment to overturn the case “to restore the First Amendment and fair elections to the people.” During town meetings this spring, all six Island towns voted in favor of supporting the bill.

“The Martha’s Vineyard towns . . . all join with the now almost 50 other Massachusetts towns which have overwhelmingly passed similar resolutions in their town meetings,” said Sarah Nevin, a member of the committee to overturn the case. “Thank you all for being with us here today as we recognize how voters’ actions can empower interactive decision making.

“Our goal, the restoration of free speech, and of government of the people, by the people, and for the people, is bravely represented by Massachusetts Senate Bill 772,” she concluded.

“I’m really proud to represent this place,” Mr. Wolf told the group of about 30 people. The six towns voting in favor of the bill “gives me the ability to have all that much stronger voice in the state house to really make the effort to get this really important piece of legislation through,” he said.

Mr. Wolf said the Citizens United case is interfering in the electoral process, and he noted the differences between his 24-year-old daughter and his corporation, Cape Air, which is also 24 years old.

“They don’t look alike, they don’t sound alike, they behave differently, and actually, they exist for different reasons,” he said.

Mr. Wolf told the Gazette earlier that corporations exist to make money and enlarge shareholder profit and should not be granted the same rights as a human being. “It just doesn’t make any sense,” he said.

“I’m here because I think Citizens United is a real threat to an open, informed democratic process,” he said.

During the ceremony, Antigone Rosenkranz held a sign thanking Mr. Wolf and Mr. Madden and noting that all six Island towns supported the senate bill. “Get big money out of politics,” the sign read.

Robert Knight of West Tisbury said he was “one of many people who share the feeling that Citizens United is just a terrible thing for the country.”

Before the ceremony, the Martha’s Vineyard Democrats met at Howes House, where they heard from Sam Sutter, who is running against Cong. William Keating in the Democratic primary for the ninth district house race, and Stephanie Houghton, the Cape and Islands coordinator for the Elizabeth Warren campaign. After the meeting, Ms. Houghton met with volunteers to organize phone banking for Ms. Warren, who is running against current Sen. Scott Brown.

Mr. Wolf also addressed the Democrats’ meeting, where he talked about Citizens United and other legislative issues.

When it comes to the Citizens United resolution, some noted the novelty of having Islandwide agreement. “I’m delighted to be here to support something that all of the towns agree on,” Oak Bluffs selectman Kathy Burton said at the ceremony. “Hopefully this is a model for more.”