The passing of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has changed the dynamic of the already contentious 2020 Election by leaving a vacancy on our nation’s highest court. As Republicans gear up to confirm a new Ninth Associate Justice, they should recognize the gravity of the situation in the same way that the conservative grassroots does. Republicans will need the conservative grassroots if they are to confirm President Trump’s eventual nominee, because the left will stop at nothing to prevent this.

America’s experiment in self-government is founded upon republican ideals of self-government. James Madison and the rest of the founding fathers fought hard to establish a republican form of government rooted in the principles of federalism. The electoral college is a key component of the system they crafted, which carries through to today. Big government folks have conveniently forgotten this in the past two years.