Protesters gather outside Egypt's highest court as the power struggle between the country's president and judiciary plays out.<br/> <br />The demonstrations by President Mohamed Mursi's Islamist supporters prompted the Supreme Constitutional Court to cancel its session Sunday.<br/> <br />They are urging the court not to dissolve the upper house of Parliament and the controversial committee that drafted the new constitution.<br/> <br />This man says the court should respect the president's recent order to protect the two bodies.<br/> <br />But opponents say Islamists have monopolized the drafting process and are grasping for more power.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) CITIZEN, AHMED MAHMOUD, SAYING:<br/> <br />''I am a Muslim but the church withdrew from the assembly so there must be something they don't like. This country must have Muslims and Christians; there must be a plurality of opinion. No one opinion should dominate.<br/> <br />The president announced Saturday that the draft constitution would be put to a popular referendum on December 15th.<br/> <br />Mursi's maneuvering to increase his powers and speed the constitution's completion have prompted both sides to mobilize mass protests in the capital.
