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The vice president doesn’t have such powers. According to the Constitution, the president can appoint ambassadors, ministers, Supreme Court Judges, and make other executive branch appointments. As an advocate and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, she was a champion. A democratically elected president has executive powers to appoint and fire or recommend qualified individuals for several federal civil positions. Justice Ginsburg led an inspiring life, and her storied career paved the way for women in the law. Today, America mourns the passing of a true public servant, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. "If you think about the Voting Rights Act, Congress acted, Civil Rights Act, Congress acted because where there was any question, especially through the courts or any other system, about the sanctity of these rights, we decided as a nation, we would put it into law," Harris said. Vice President Pence Statement on the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Biden, believes that ultimately, it's now up to Congress to step in and make Roe the law of the land. And now you see states across the country that are intentionally making it more difficult for people to vote. "People marched and fought - broad coalitions of people across race and religion and ethnicity and gender - to say that, you know, fundamental principle of our, of our democracy is everyone should have access, who are entitled to have access, to vote. You know, my parents were active in the civil rights movement," Harris said. "You know, you look at it in terms of, there's another example of this point - voting rights. The vice president also argued that other hard-won rights may be threatened now, like the rights of gay people to marry and even the rights of Americans to have access to voting. Harris did not weigh in on whether they should be impeached, but she said, "I start from the point of experience of having served in the Senate. Costa asked Harris about senators who have claimed the two misled them during their confirmation hearings on whether Roe was settled law, noting that some Democrats have even called for their impeachment.

The 5-4 Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe has led to some recriminations against newer members of the court, particularly Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch. "And that's why I do believe that we are living - sadly - in real unsettled times."