Demonstrators instead took their dissent to the entrances of Senate office buildings and the marble steps of the Supreme Court. The 21 people arrested outside the Dirksen Senate Office Building around 8:35 a.m. were charged with obstructing the entryway. That’s what that election was.”The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold four days of confirmation hearings for Barrett. The hearings began 22 days before the election, with Senate Republicans intent on installing the conservative judge on the court. ADADAt the rally Monday in front of the Supreme Court, behind yellow caution tape stamped with the words “reclaim the court,” Wood told the crowd, “I’m sick of it.”“Why do I continue to show up?

Source: Washington Post October 12, 2020 14:39 UTC