Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network is threatening something of a hunger strike over the delay of AG nominee Loretta Lynch‘s confirmation to attorney general and they are calling it “Confirm Loretta Lynch Fast.”

According to his news release “Reverend Al Sharpton and women civil rights leaders” will begin fasting each day Lynch doesn’t get a confirmation vote.

Sharpton said the movement is “inspired by the examples of leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi and Cesar Chavez,” and is designed to call attention to the needs of people like “the family of Walter Scott” and “those who face new legal challenges that threaten their right to vote.”

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“These outstanding women leaders are taking an exemplary moral stand that should shake the conscience of the nation as to how unfairly this qualified woman is being treated by Senate leadership,” the statement read. “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, NAN and our allies will do everything in our power to draw attention to this completely unfair and unnecessary delay to vote to confirm Loretta Lynch.”

In a twist on the traditional hunger strike Sharpton and Co. will have protesters fast for one day and then switch with another protester and so on.

Meanwhile, the Twitterverse had some fun with the news.

Scoop: Loretta Lynch’s supporters are launching a hunger strike until she is confirmed as attorney general http://t.co/CKPrEcWePw

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) April 15, 2015

@seungminkim cute clickbaity headline, but “alternating groups” skipping a meal is not a hunger strike. @BresPolitico

— Jimmy (@JimmyPrinceton) April 15, 2015

@seungminkim And may her confirmation remain on hold until the sea change on Inaguration Day #2016. @allahpundit

— Trish Nelson (@Trishcuit) April 15, 2015

Sharpton threatens hunger strike if Loretta Lynch not confirmed AG. -NOTHING LIKE A ROTATING FAST TO ALMOST GO HUNGRY http://t.co/RQ5mOTLvpb

— Watch Dog’s Morsels (@DanMartin_cards) April 15, 2015

Al Sharpton Group Threatening Hunger Strike, Eating Only Every-Other-Day, So A Diet? http://t.co/lXW6rxeVZV #tcot pic.twitter.com/TYRCHppjfx

— Rāzərbak Nation (@MediaJuggernaut) April 15, 2015

New diet plan Al Sharpton’s civil rights group announces hunger strike over Loretta Lynch vote http://t.co/z2WoMlxbYS pic.twitter.com/6WlBW0EpOI

— Tx_Laney (@Babbsgirl2) April 15, 2015

Al Sharpton is already a hamburger away from dying…I don’t believe a hunger strike should be on his list of priorities?

— I’m your Huckleberry (@BringTheFlag) April 15, 2015

Last time I went on an Al Sharpton Hunger Strike I gained 6 pounds.

— Noah Wehrman (@NoahWehrman) April 15, 2015

.@WLFanning @johncardillo Al Sharpton’s new Tag Team Hunger Strike. It’s still a fast as long as both ppl aren’t eating at the same time!

— John Rivers (@JohnRiversToo) April 15, 2015

A hunger strike by Al Sharpton’s goons and cronies will totally convince Republicans to vote for Loretta Lynch. http://t.co/YfJCNJIVR5

— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) April 15, 2015

@NoahCRothman @redsteeze Al Sharpton on hunger strike analogous to Gwenyth Paltrow on food stamp diet

— JustJoan (@6thgentexan) April 15, 2015

@NoahCRothman @jtLOL I think this already qualifies as a hunger strike. http://t.co/GzABt36rCw pic.twitter.com/t8RiWRgh64

— Vince Coglianese (@TheDCVince) April 15, 2015

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