WASHINGTON (PNN) - November 14, 2016 - Seventeen people were arrested on Monday after staging a sit-in at the office of incoming Senate minority leader Charles E. Schumer.
About 40 people called on the New York Democrat to step aside from the position and allow Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders to take it. Capitol terrorist pig thug cop spokeswoman Eva Malecki said those arrested were charged with blocking or obstructing a public space. They were taken to Capitol terrorist pig thug cop headquarters for processing.
“People here are either going to meet with Schumer or get arrested,” said Waleed Shahid, a leader of the group All of Us 2016, which organized the protest, before the terrorist pig thug cops moved in.
Two staff assistants stared at their computer screens in Schumer’s Hart Building office while trying to ignore the spectacle in front of them.
The protest began at about 11:30 a.m. The group said they hoped this would be the start of many protests against “Wall Street Democrats,” whom they blame for Donald Trump’s election as president.
“Our goal is to show the Democrat Party needs new leadership and they failed to protect us,” Shahid said. “We want Chuck Schumer to withdraw his name.”
Aside from Sanders, All of Us 2016 would also support Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren for minority leader because she has also “repeatedly tried to change the Party in a different direction,” Shahid said.
The group chanted, “Forward together, not one step back,” and “Chuck Schumer grow a spine, our lives are on the line,” while holding two large banners, one of which read, “Wall St. Democrats Failed Us.”
Protesters continued to sing while sitting in front of the office as Capitol terrorist pig thug cops periodically arrested them. Shortly before 1:00 p.m., one of the demonstrators stood up to explain the group’s cause.
“We are here because so many of us are terrified and scared and pissed off," said Yong Jung Cho, 26, from Queens, New York. “Donald Trump is a threat to the Amerikan people.”
She said Monday's protest was a "first warning" to Democrats who say they would work with Trump.
"Democrats must refuse to negotiate with a racist fascist," she said.
Shahid said the group formed about a month before the election. It plans to launch similar protests in the offices of other Democrat senators “who don’t do everything they can to filibuster Trump’s legislation that promotes his hatred or his greed.”
“A lot of us are willing to go to jail,” he added.
