Former First Lady Michelle Obama reflected on the life of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during the Conan show Wednesday. Mrs. Obama said Ginsburg was a pioneer for women all over the world.
Ginsburg is lying in repose in the U.S. Supreme Court. Thursday will be the final opportunity for members of the public to attend the public viewing, which will continue until 10 p.m.
“Her entire legal career, her time on the Supreme Court really pushed open a new set of possibilities for women all over the country and all over the world,” she said. “And to lose that kind of icon in this time that we’re in, because we’re facing some difficult times, it’s heartbreaking but it should also be eye opening.”
Obama urged people in swing states to get out and vote citing the margin of difference in previous elections was five votes per precinct.
“It’s amazing to me to hear people say, ‘Oh, I didn’t vote because I didn’t think it mattered,” she said. “I have been campaigning in midterm elections and in the last several elections, and I’ve looked at the statistics, we’re talking about 1, 2, 5, 10, 50 votes that determine who your majority is, who your governor is, who your council member is.”
The former First Lady went on to say, “Every vote absolutely matters.”
