But the one-man protester Glenfield Dennison's pop-up protests have not gone unnoticed by the PUP trolls.
He's just one senator with a whiteboard, but his critics have used social media platforms to launch all kinds of attacks on his credibility.
They claim Dennison, the Crown Counsel, cannot understand the plight of struggling Belizeans because he is not poor.
Today we asked him how he's handling all the smoke:
Jaleeza Roberts:
"How do you feel about the personal attacks coming against you?"
Glenfield Dennison, Union Senator
"I love it. Listen why: whenever you cannot address an issue, you address the person raising the issue. The people of Belize want to see right through that. And I welcome it because the people of Belize need more reason to get riled up. So come at me. Come out to the messenger. Forget the message. And then pay the consequences later."
Jaleeza Roberts:
"There's an accusation out there that you are not able to relate to the poor people, that the things that you're championing. Would you be able to talk to us about what makes you feel as though you can relate to that?"
Glenfield Dennison, Union Senator
"Whoever say poor. I've never claimed to be poor. I escaped poverty a long time ago through education. I'm very proud of it. I am very proud of the fact that I have escaped poverty, that the cycle of poverty in my family has ended with me and my education. But I can tell you this. I can relate to the working-class people. And the working-class people do this every payday. Come out and their head come under water. And their head come over water. And their head come under water. And that I can relate to. That's why I'm here. Me, personally, no need to live the experience of poor people anymore. I done escape poverty. So this is not about if I'm poor. Poor people can't afford to stand up like this. That's the fact. They need your grocery bag. So yes, I'm not poor. I'm grateful I'm not poor. Thank God I'm not poor. Because if I'm poor, I couldn't stand up for the poor people. I couldn't stand up for the working-class people. So yes, Jaleeza. Yes, that's true, I no poor. Thank God for that. But I could stand up. I'm rich enough to stand up, and the people needed that."
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