Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) hit the campaign trail on Monday, as Joe Biden continues to shield himself from the public eye. The newly-minted vice presidential nominee commemorated the life of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and criticized Senate Republicans’ plan to move forward on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the seat vacated by Justice Ginsburg.
Sen. Harris accused President Trump and Republicans of “ignoring” Justice Ginsburg’s “final wish” by filling the seat.
“It looks like this president and his party are not interested in hearing any of the lessons from Justice Ginsburg,” she said, campaigning in North Carolina. “Already, the president and his party have chosen to ignore Justice Ginsburg’s final wish: to hold off the nomination to replace her until after the next president is chosen. A wish, by the way, shared by the American people.”
#BREAKING: Sen. Kamala Harris speaks on Supreme Court: "Already the President and his party have decided to ignore Justice Ginsburg's final wish." pic.twitter.com/byGLXY94QU
— The Hill (@thehill) September 28, 2020
Sen. Harris made her opposition to Judge Barrett’s nomination clear, piling onto the fear mongering messaging campaign that her ascension to the Supreme Court poses a threat to coverage for preexisting conditions and women’s rights.
From day one, Trump made clear that he had a litmus test for Supreme Court Justices: destroy the ACA’s protections for people with preexisting conditions and overturn our right to make our own health care decisions.
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) September 27, 2020
We cannot let that happen—I strongly oppose this nomination.
While Justice Ginsburg’s life and accomplishments deserve commemoration, her reported “final wish” is not considered by the constitution.
Us looking for Justice Ginsburg's final wish in the Constitution https://t.co/8VbK2JvBQ4 pic.twitter.com/ZZyKHLIMQY
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) September 28, 2020
Senators are tasked with giving advice and consent on nominations, and by holding hearings, Senate Republicans are doing the job they were elected to do when Americans voted to expand the GOP’s majority in 2018.