NEW YORK - Protestors gathered outside of Senator Charles Schumer's Park Slope apartment building on Saturday. 

Some chanted: "Protect the people!"

Others said: "Withdraw unanimous consent, Trump!"

 

What You Need To Know

  • Protestors rallied outside of Senator Charles Schumer's Park Slope apartment building

  • The groups believe Schumer can use procedural tools to slow down the Senate Confirmation process

  • Critics say no new Supreme Court Justices should be appointed before the November 2020 election

 

Organizers said they gathered the group after growing frustrated with President Donald Trump's decision to name a new Supreme Court nominee just days after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and so close to the presidential election.

"Emperor Trump is trying to ignore the will of the people," said Robert Ayers.

 

 

People at the rally said they understand that Schumer's powers are limited as the Senate Majority Leader. Still, they urged him to use procedural tools to slow down the process. 

"Even if we lose this battle, we want to see him fight," said Lisa Raymond-Tolan of Indivisible Nation BK.

Raymond-Tolan, said the fight should look similar to when Republicans pushed back on then President Obama's nominee for the highest court back in 2016, his final year in office.

Those at the rally said they were concrete about Trump's presumptive pick, Amy Coney Barrett.

 

 

 

"The more I find out about this woman he is trying to put in place, the more horrified I am," said one protestor.

"She is so unacceptable because of the extreme positions she takes on the second amendment, reproductive health, and the fact that she belongs to a religious organization where women are expected to be subjected to the rules of their husbands. It's terrifying. It's like the Handmaid's Tale come true," added Raymond-Tolan.

The group is hoping their senator can slow down the clock until after five weeks from now, when voters hit the polls. 

"We want him to know that every vote really matters, counts and makes a huge difference," said Ana Cristina Fonseca of Make the Road New York.