Friends, I know our hearts are hurting today.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was truly one of the giants of our nation. Last night’s news of her passing was deeply, deeply sad.

She was a trailblazer and an extraordinary jurist who devoted her life to advancing the causes of equality and justice. We are in her debt. I grieve for not only Justice Ginsburg’s family, but for our country and our collective loss.

I know this will evolve in the days ahead, but the tragic reality is that we’re now confronted with a critical Supreme Court vacancy in the midst of a hugely consequential presidential election.

Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell have already vowed to put forth a nominee and hold a Senate vote — a stunning display of hypocrisy from the position Senate Republicans held in 2016, when they refused to allow a vote on Merrick Garland because it was the final year of President Obama’s term.

This could be the most consequential Supreme Court vacancy of our lifetimes. With hundreds of voting rights cases pending in federal court right now, any one of those cases could make its way to the Supreme Court. If Senate Republicans push a nominee through now, before the American people vote, they very well could impact the outcome of this election.

And the stakes in this election just went from high to off the charts. The outcome this November now not only could affect the future of the Supreme Court, but the future of the Affordable Care Act and its protections for people with pre-existing conditions, the future of Roe vs. Wade, and much more.

I’ll have more to say about all of this in the days to come, but in the meantime, please make sure that your family, friends, and neighbors understand the importance of getting engaged in this election. This is a life or death election in so many respects. Sitting on the sidelines is unacceptable.

For this moment at least, I hope we all take some time to mourn. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a lifetime servant to the highest ideals of this country. It’s only appropriate that we properly honor and respect this great American hero while reflecting on her incredible legacy.

I can only imagine that in this moral moment, she would want us to stand up and keep fighting for the ideals of equality and justice to which she devoted her life.

May her memory be a blessing to us all.

— Cory

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