Posted on 04/18/2015 12:31:22 PM PDT by Q-ManRN
Loretta Lynch’s allies are launching a hunger strike until she’s confirmed as attorney general, but they could be waiting weeks if Republicans follow through on their threat to delay Lynch even longer.
“As long as the Senate refuses to take fifteen minutes to confirm someone for Attorney General that they have already confirmed twice for U.S. Attorney,” National Action Network and its allies “will do everything in our power to draw attention to this completely unfair and unnecessary delay to vote to confirm Loretta Lynch,” Sharpton, who founded NAN, said in a statement Wednesday.
The group’s executive director, Janaye Ingram, added: “We stand with Loretta Lynch and are so in support of this cause that we are willing to sacrifice our daily meals to impress upon the U.S. Senate that it’s time to call a vote.”
The hunger strike is part of a broader campaign to publicly pressure Republican leaders to quickly hold a confirmation vote for Lynch, who has been stuck in a nomination purgatory ever since she cleared the Judiciary Committee in late February.
Activists also plan to blitz Senate offices urging support for Lynch, write letters to the editor and op-eds, and launch a social media drive trying to bring attention to the effort.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Would they be doing this is Loretta was White? Just asking.
I’d love to station a steak and cheese mobile right next to them. Bob
hunger strike = No food between lunch and dinner, except for snacks
Nah, no cigar. I always thot she looked like Sharpton’s little sister. Same tribe anyway.
Mmmmmmmmm! Pizza!
Oh my! Next thing you know, they’ll be threatening to throw themselves off the curb! My tears! My tears! I can barely see the screen to typ
Maybe they should try holding their breath until they get their way?
“Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) warned Wednesday that the Senate could bypass a sex trafficking bill that’s been entwined with Lynch’s nomination in order to deal with Iran review legislation that unanimously cleared the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday.”
What sex trafficking bill that’s been entwined with Lynch’s nomination?
You beat me to it. I was going to ask if holding their breaths until they turn blue wasn't good enough?
Apparently, racial solidarity trumps responsible appointments any day.
-What was it Alan Grayson said “Die Quickly!”-
I always thought it sounded like he said “Die kwikwee, die kwikwee”.
ten bucks says every one of them could stand to skip a few trips to the trough...
Maybe they could have a Bake Sale too.
Sharpton invented the “heavy soup” starvation.
Hunger strike? Go for it
Can we get a refund on the EBT cards?
Pray America is waking
May they be as successful as Bobby Sands.
OH good, less mouths to feed!!!!!!!!!!!
is this like a Cindy Shehag hunger strike that included meal replacement shakes and water?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.