Shortly after Justice Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court by Republican senators Monday night, Joseph R. Biden Jr. released a statement calling the move "rushed and unprecedented" and imploring Americans to "vote for the legacy of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg."

Mr. Biden warned, as he has often done in the days since President Trump picked Judge Barrett to fill Justice Ginsburg's seat just weeks before Election Day, that her addition to the nation's highest court could lead to the Affordable Care Act being struck down.

"If you want to protect your health care, if you want your voice to be heard in Washington, if you want to say no, this abuse of power doesn't represent you — then turn out and vote," Mr. Biden wrote, urging people to cast ballots not just for president but for "Members of Congress, and candidates up and down the ticket who actually have a plan for health care."

"Vote for the legacy of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg," he continued. "She was proof that courage, conviction, and moral clarity can change not just the law, but also the world. Let us continue to be voices for justice in her name."

Mr. Biden ended with a single word, one he repeated six times altogether in the statement: "Vote."

— Sydney Ember, October 27, 2020

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October 27, 2020

Voices4America Post Script. Invoking RGB’s legacy in the wake of the GOP SCOTUS power grab, Joe Biden spoke today, "If you want to protect your health care, if you want your voice to be heard in Washington, if you want to say no, this abuse of power doesn't represent you — then turn out and vote.” #RuthSentMe #Vote #BidenHarris2020

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