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— A group of more than 100 protesters gathered outside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's home Saturday after the Kentucky legislator said he would push to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.McConnell issued a statement late Friday saying he intends to hold a vote on whomever President Donald Trump nominates to succeed Ginsburg, though Election Day is less than two months away.Protesters lined the streets the next day in front of the senator's home in the Belknap neighborhood shortly after noon, chanting "Hey hey, ho ho, Mitch McConnell has got to go" and "vote him out" as several passing drivers honked and waved support.Can't see the live video? The area outside McConnell's home was mostly clear about two hours after the rally began.Following tense moments between protesters and police, officers agreed to remove their vehicles from blocking traffic on Dundee Road, though several remained to speak with activists and make sure the group kept the roadway clear.A small number of protesters continued to hold signs and chant along the sidewalk, invoking both Breonna Taylor's name and calling on voters to "Ditch Mitch."Tensions rose as protesters and police had a heated discussion over blocking the road, with demonstrators saying they had a right to remain in the street as long as traffic could still pass safely.Eventually, a Louisville Metro Police officer declared the gathering an unlawful assembly and warned demonstrators that if they stayed in the street, they could face arrest."If there's anybody on the road, it's unlawful," the officer told group of people who had surrounded an LMPD cruiser.
As said here by Bailey Loosemore, Emma Austin