Biden: successor to 'giant' Ginsburg should be decided by US election winner

Joe Biden said 'there is no doubt' that the next US supreme court justice should be chosen by the winner of the country's presidential election, following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday.

'She was fierce and unflinching in her pursuit of the civil legal rights of everyone,' Biden said of Ginsburg, who had sat on the supreme court since 1993. 'Her opinions and her dissent are going to continue to shape the basis for law for a generation.'

Biden added that Ginsburg's replacement should be selected by the winner of the forthcoming election in November, citing precedent established by Senate Republicans in 2016, when they blocked Barack Obama's attempt to replace justice Antonin Scalia in an election year

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[oViiGHTMAREo]

“I cared about her so much I had to have my entire speech written down” this guy is an absolute joke.

[ludel]

It's gonna be interesting to see republicans and democrats fight over the supreme court nomination.

[duacot]

How come Joe can't speak without using written statements to read?

[magaabdul]

Hey Joe, why you reading that from sheet of paper? Is teleprompter broke?

[Nickle]

Why is he reading out a statement? Can he not think and talk?

[dylangomez]

Thats not how our constitution works....

[nedrain]

Sorry sleepy joe, but that's not what the law says!

[SUS]

Here Joe - read this thing on Ginsburg and we'll give you your pudding cup and happy pill.

[Slayer_of_truth]

Is this guy actually reading from a script about somebody’s death

[pollutingpenguin]

You’re going to lose anyway - so no point in postponing the inevitable

[juanoechsleblumenfeld]

Trump and Mitch wants to nominate a successor as soon as possible before the elections so they can for sure that is a republican conservative personnel taking over Gingsburg’s seat. Smart move for the red.

[nedrain]

He only said that because he knows he's gonna lose!

[erichartung]

Why does it matter Joe? The job of a supreme court justice us to interpret the constitution that has already been written. Do you have someone with better reading skills in mind than Trump does?

[corkywillis]

He can barely read and get through his prepared statement done for him and doesn't seem to know where he is.

[jamessteckel]

remember 2016 when he said the exact opposite

Trump is still president for 52 months. =)

Fill That Seat

[williamgoss]

U wanna bet that Trump & the Republican Party will race to beat that quickest-yet record of 47days to Nominate a new Supreme Court Judge ? They want this Nomination bad and they won’t care how hypocritical they are or they look in going for this oh-so powerful
Position. (Don’t forget, Supreme Court Judges have life-long tenure !! )

[ZZ-ufzv]

I cant wait to see Joe head to head in the debates with trump. If the dems let him come out and play with the big kids...

[troyg]

No, the last thing we need is motivated Democrat voter base. Confirm a new justice ASAP.

[jakit]

It definitely SHOULD be decided after the election, just like in 2016. But it won’t be and I’m glad about that hahah

[stephanesigouin]

I cannot believe there is any democrat out there with more charisma!