Biden begs key Republicans: "Follow your conscience" on Ginsburg replacement

In his first extended remarks following the death Friday of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Biden accused Republicans who would “jam this nomination through” of hypocrisy, while seeking to reason with other GOP senators to heed her final wishes — “not as a personal service to her, but as a service to the country at a crossroads.”

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“Please follow your conscience,” Biden said from the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. “Don’t vote to confirm anyone nominated under the circumstances President Trump and Senator McConnell have created. Don’t go there. Uphold your constitutional duty, your conscience, let the people speak. Cool the flames that have been engulfing our country. We can’t ignore the cherished system of checks and balances.”

Biden’s speech, measured in tone and scope, encapsulated the foundation for his campaign. He did not hint at any plans to break from his traditionalist mold to back progressive-favored proposals like packing the high court.

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