![]() But sometimes it leads to a day like today - (applause) - a day that reminds us what is possible - what is possible when progress is made and that the journey - well, it will always be worth it. So, indeed, the road toward our more perfect union is not always straight, and it is not always smooth. (Laughter.)īut as I wrote to her, I told her what I knew this would mean for her life and all that she has in terms of potential. And I will tell you, her braids are just a little longer than yours. And I told her that I felt such a deep sense of pride and joy and about what this moment means for our nation and for her future. So, as a point of personal privilege, I will share with you, Judge Jackson, that when I presided over the Senate confirmation vote yesterday, while I was sitting there, I drafted a note to my goddaughter. And they will see, for the first time, four women sitting on that Court at one time. The young leaders of our nation will learn from the experience, the judgment, the wisdom that you, Judge Jackson, will apply in every case that comes before you. In the years to come, the Court will answer fundamental questions about who we are and what kind of country we live in: Will we expand opportunity or restrict it? Will we strengthen the foundations of our great democracy or let them crumble? Will we move forward or backward? They will watch your confirmation hearings and read your decisions. THE VICE PRESIDENT: And, Judge Jackson, you will inspire generations of leaders. And it is that belief that we reaffirmed yesterday - (applause) - through the confirmation of the first Black woman to the United States Supreme Court. And that belief has pushed our nation forward for generations. President George Washington once referred to America as a “great experiment” - a nation founded on the previously untested belief that the people - we, the people - could form a more perfect union. Jill Biden, Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, members of Congress, members of the Cabinet, members of our administration, and friends and fellow Americans: Today is, indeed, a wonderful day - (applause) - as we gather to celebrate the confirmation of the next justice of the United States Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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