Recap of Rally to Block a Supreme Court Justice Pick before 2021
Updated: Mar 13, 2021
On Sunday, September 19, the Women's Caucus joined together with other political and activist organizations to call on Senator Jack Reed & Senator Sheldon Whitehouse to take every procedural action possible to grind the Senate to a halt and block Republicans from confirming a Trump appointment to the Supreme Court. Here's coverage of the event from local media:
Thank you to Uprise RI for thorough coverage of yesterday's rally calling on our Senators to do whatever it takes to block a Trump Supreme Court nomination https://upriseri.com/2020-09-20-rbg-whitehouse-reed/
"We want them to say they will hold up the sessions for as long as they can. I think Senator Reed and Senator Whitehouse will hear us today," quote from Chair Liz Gledhill in WPRI 12's coverage of the rally https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/rally-to-be-held-asking-reed-whitehouse-to-stop-trumps-replacement-pick-on-supreme-court/
From the The Providence Journal "Gledhill said Ginsburg’s dying wish was that her replacement not be made until after the election, 'and we are calling on Senator Reed and Senator Whitehouse to promise to do everything they can to honor that dying wish.” https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20200920/marchers-urge-ri-senators-to-prevent-ginsburg-replacement-before-election
Coverage from ABC6 News on yesterday's rally "Outraged protesters marched from Burnside Park to the offices of Senator Reed and Senator Whitehouse, urging them to do everything possible to delay the confirmation of Trump’s pick." https://www.abc6.com/protesters-ask-reed-whitehouse-to-stop-trumps-supreme-court-nominee/
From NBC 10 WJAR "Hundreds of people gathered Sunday afternoon at Burnside Park in Providence to urge senators representing Rhode Island in Washington to make sure Justice Ruther Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court isn't filled until after the inauguration." https://turnto10.com/news/local/hundreds-gather-in-rhode-island-to-urge-senators-to-stop-trumps-replacement-pick
We thank Senators Reed and Whitehouse for their response to yesterday's rally. We encourage everyone to continue calling & contacting your US Senators' offices to reinforce the message from yesterday and ask them to use all their power to stop a Trump SCOTUS nominee. https://twitter.com/SenWhitehouse/status/1308157083074859016?s=20
See our blog post on the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, here.