Biden calls on the senate not to vote on the appointment of a supreme court judge....

On Sunday, Democratic US presidential candidate Joe Biden asked senators not to vote on appointing a new Supreme Court judge "before the Americans have chosen their president ."Show more

And he considered in an intervention from Philadelphia that President Donald Trump's intention to appoint a successor to Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday before the maturity of November 3, "is nothing more than an arbitrary exercise of political power," adding, "The president was very clear, it is simply a matter of power. And clarity, (issue) authority. "

"If President Trump insists on putting up a name, the Senate must not act before the Americans have chosen their next president and the next Congress," said the former vice president, leading in nationwide polls.

In a sharp tone, Biden criticized the Republican majority leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, for announcing "in the hour after the death" of Judge Ginsburg that he would organize a vote to choose a successor that would move the Supreme Court to the conservative camp, knowing that McConnell had previously refused to question a judge appointed by the Democratic president. Former Barack Obama in 2016 on the pretext that it is an election year.

Biden stressed that "they cannot change their position after four years only because that serves their interests." He added, "I am not naive. I am not addressing President Trump or McConnell, but rather a handful of Republican senators who know deep in their heart what is good for their country."

He addressed them, saying: "Respect your constitutional duties, listen to your conscience."

It is noteworthy that the US Supreme Court has the final say in all major social issues that Americans are divided upon, such as abortion, minority rights, possession of weapons, the death penalty, and others. This court also has the final say in electoral disputes, similar to what happened in the 2000 elections that ended with the victory of George W. Bush. Under the constitution, the president chooses his candidate and puts him before the Senate for approval