Some are praising the members of the NAACP and the Alabama NAACP for moving to the front lines of the resistance against the Donald Trump administration, although Sen. Jeff Sessions’ office in Mobile might not seem like the front lines.
In any case, NAACP President Cornell Brooks says they’re not leaving until they’re arrested, or Sessions withdraws his name from consideration for the U.S. Attorney General post.
The @NAACP & @AlabamaNAACP are occupying the Mobile office of @jeffsessions–untill he withdraws as a AG nominee or we're arrested.@tvonetv pic.twitter.com/7uceDDpz1Y
— Rev. Cornell William Brooks (@CornellWBrooks) January 3, 2017
Bless you all! Your courage humbles me and inspires me.
— Rae (@dreamerbeast) January 3, 2017
Thank you for having the courage we all need as we enter this new era! You are role models 4 all of us
— Carmen Chandler (@MvcrcCarmen) January 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/gregc60/status/816343476447145984
That’s not a particularly big crowd, but who knows? Back in 2013, the Dream Defenders moved into Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s office for a month to protest the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law, prompting visits of support by Jesse Jackson, Harry Belafonte, rapper Talib Kweli, and former NAACP chairman Julian Bond.
After 31 days, though, the group packed up its pillows and laptops and headed out, allegedly to move to the next phase of its fight against “Stand Your Ground.”
The NAACP has received plenty of support for its occupation, but as with so many other protests announced since Nov. 9, it’s only convinced many that Sessions really is the man for the job.
I didn't really have strong feelings on Sessions until now, but your protest confirms he's the right choice for AG. Thanks!
— Uncommon Sense (@failed_testing) January 3, 2017
U guys have become irrelevant and an embarrassment
— Lynn ن (@1US_Patriot) January 3, 2017
let them stay. Bring them sandwiches and coffee. Pull a Putin
— Sean O'Casey (@SeanOCasey1) January 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/CrimsonMariner/status/816377402242711552
https://twitter.com/mikemerc57/status/816380127890149376
When he's confirmed (and he will be), will you stay or leave?
— Charles T. -Downtown (@crack_bass) January 3, 2017
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Update:
The protest has grown in size and diversity already.
This protest is likely a 1st for the office of @SenatorSessions, who called @NAACP un-American & Communist years ago pic.twitter.com/TkwAcNUp02
— Lee Hedgepeth (@lee_hedgepeth) January 3, 2017
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Update:
It doesn’t look like Alabama is as willing as Florida was to let occupiers set up camp with pillows and sleeping bags.
Breaking: NAACP members protesting Sen. Jeff Sessions arrested in his Alabama office #inners https://t.co/WP2ibwNRmm
— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) January 4, 2017
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Related:
Tucker Carlson just DESTROYED @jonallendc over his Sessions hit piece (Real 'destroyed,' not the John Oliver kind) https://t.co/XbJZKfY1e3
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 19, 2016
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