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Biden Warns Republicans: Don’t Even Try to Fill RBG Vacancy Before Election — WATCH

September 19, 2020 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

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Joe Biden reacted on Friday night after hearing the news about Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death while aboard a campaign plane, delivering a tribute and a warning to Republicans upon disembarking.

Said Biden: “[She was] not only a giant in her own profession, but a beloved figure, and my heart goes out to all those who cared for her and cared about her. She practiced the highest American ideals as a justice — equality and justice under the law. Ruth Bader Ginsburg stood for the law. As a young attorney, she persisted, overcoming a lot of obstacles for a woman practicing law in those days … she continued until she moved herself into a position where she could end up changing the law of the land.”

“It’s hard to believe that it was my honor to preside over her confirmation hearing,” added Biden. “She never failed, she was fierce and unflinching in her pursuit of civil and legal right and civil rights of everyone.”

“Tonight and in the coming days we should focus on the loss of the justice and her enduring legacy,” Biden continued. “But there is no doubt. Let me be clear. Voters should pick the president and the president should pick the Justice for the senate to consider. This was the position the Republican Senate took in 2016 when there were almost 10 months to go before the election. That’s the position the United States Senate must take today, and the election’s only 46 days off.”

“I think the fastest justice ever confirmed was 47 days, and the average is closer to 70 days, and so we should do this with full consideration, and that is my hope and expectation of what will happen.”

Filed Under: 2020 Election, towleroad Tagged With: 2020 Election, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

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