Vice President Harris said on Saturday that young people were entering an “unsettled” world amid destabilizing forces such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, adding that long-standing US principles were on “unstable ground”.
Speaking at the inaugural remarks at Tennessee State University, a historic black institution, Harris said: “There’s also no denying that your class has come a long way – a pandemic that took so much of the college experience you ever imagined.
“And the world you’re graduating in is messy. This is a world in which long-established principles are now based on unstable ground. “
She said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “threatens international rules and norms” that ensure peace in the region since the end of World War II.
“In the United States, we are once again forced to defend basic principles that we hoped had long been established: principles such as freedom of vote, women’s rights to make decisions about their own bodies – even what is true, especially in an era.” in which anyone can post anything online and claim to be a fact, “Harris said.
Her comments came after Politico published a draft majority opinion this week, written by conservative Judge Samuel Alito, which would effectively end federal defense against abortion.
In the opinion, Alito wrote that the remarkable decision of 1973, Rowe v. Wade, was “extremely wrong.” The opinion will transmit the abortion decision to the states.
The Supreme Court confirmed that the project was “authentic” after the leak, but noted that a final decision has not yet been made.
Democrats erupted in outrage after the Politico report.
Harris denied the allegations, saying “the rights of all Americans are at stake.”
“If the right to confidentiality is weakened, everyone can face a future in which the government can potentially interfere in the personal decisions you make about your life. “This is the time to fight for women and our country with everything we have,” Harris said.
The issue of abortion is something that people close to the vice president say it is inflamed.
“She’s very passionate about it,” a source told The Hill this week.
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Speaking to the abortion rights group EMILY’s List, Harris personally added the line “How dare you?” When talking about Republican efforts to limit medical procedure.
However, Harris told the graduates on Saturday that there is hope for the next generation to meet the nation’s challenges.
“And, graduates, I look at this messy world and, yes, then I see the challenges, but I’m here to tell you, I see the opportunities. Opportunities for your leadership. “The future of our country and our world will be shaped by you,” she said.
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