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HAD TO ANSWER: Joe Biden answered both questions from voters and ABC host George Stephanopoulos. Photo: CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES
PHILADELPHIA (VG) Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden still refuses to answer whether he will expand the Supreme Court if he wins the election.
On Friday night, Biden will initially meet with President Donald Trump for a debate. It was canceled as a result of Trump’s refusal to participate in a digital debate.
Instead, they each held their public meeting on their own television channel at the same time. One of the issues that Joe Biden and his vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris have not responded to so far is whether they want to expand the Supreme Court, if Trump-nominated Amy Coney Barrett is chosen to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Some Democrats have called for this in response to Trump’s nomination.
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During their public meeting in Philadelphia, Biden was once again asked about the issue.
– If I answer that question directly, all the focus will be on what Biden will do if he wins, rather than if what is happening now is correct. That’s what the president likes to do, take our focus away from the stakes, Biden responds.
Refuses to answer
Given the fact that he has previously stated that he does not want to expand the Supreme Court, which today consists of nine judges, he evasively responds that if he does, only the next presidents will only continue to expand.
– Depends on how this ends. Not whether he wins or not, but how he handles himself, answers the question of whether he has changed his mind.
– What do you mean by how you handle it? Asks TV host George Stephanopoulo.yes
– If people want time to go through this. It depends on how much they rush this.
– If they make a decision before the elections, it is open to expand the Supreme Courtt?
– I am open to assess what happens from that moment on.
Additionally, Biden promised to answer the question before the November 3 election.
Quick Decision
The reason the election of a new Supreme Court justice has become such an important part of the election campaign is the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg a month ago.
His dying wish was that his replacement would not be elected before the presidential election, while Donald Trump quickly announced that he would seek a replacement before November 3.
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The choice fell on Amy Coney Barrett, who was officially nominated in the White House’s Rose Garden. A ceremony that has received massive attention afterward, not primarily because of Trump’s nomination, but because at least 16 of the participants later tested positive for the coronavirus.
DISPUTE: Here Amy Coney Barrett speaks during the nomination ceremony in Rosehagen at the White House, the ceremony later described as a mass infection event. Photo: OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP / NTB
Despite opposition from Democrats, who believe voters should have a say before the Supreme Court seat is filled, the Senate is now in the process of having Barrett elected.
This week, the Supreme Court candidate has been questioned in the Senate, and now the Justice Committee will vote on her candidacy on October 22. After that, the Senate, which has a Republican majority, will make the final decision.
– If there is anyone in the United States who is ready for the Supreme Court, it is Barrett, says Lindsey Graham, the Republican who heads the justice committee, according to NTB.
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VG political commentator Hanne Skartveit believes Barrett had a good figure during the Senate hearing.
– You have impressed a lot with your intellect. I think there is a lot of agreement between Democrats and Republicans that she is a brilliant lawyer. One of the best they probably have in the US, says Skartveit.
ON THE GRILL: Amy Coney Barrett was questioned by Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris in the Senate. Photo: PISCINA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA
May be Trump’s third Supreme Court justice
The reason Democrats are furious about the swift inauguration, and some want to expand the Supreme Court, is the power that justices have:
Justices of the United States Supreme Court are appointed for life and have great power on, among other things, social issues such as the right to abortion. If Trump is successful with his plan, it will mean that he has appointed three of the nine justices to the Supreme Court. At the same time, the conservative majority in court will be six to three.
Law professor Barrett opposes abortion and has a conservative view of how the constitution should be interpreted.
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Trump, for his part, maintains that he has every right to appoint a new Supreme Court justice.
-I have been elected president for four years, not three and a half, he has said several times.
