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From Fox News: President Biden on Monday outlined his wish for Congress to impose “bold” rules on the Supreme Court, including term limits and a new code of conduct, and to draft a new constitutional amendment that limits presidential immunity.
“In recent years, extreme opinions that the Supreme Court has handed down have undermined the longest civil rights principles and protections,” Biden claimed Monday at the LBJ Presidential Library at an event in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.
Biden named a number of recent cases, including the overturning of Roe v. Wade and Trump v. United States, which he said “most shockingly” established some presidential immunity and called it a “dangerous precedent.”
“This court is being used to weaponize an extreme and unchecked agenda,” Biden said and called the immunity decision “a total affront to the basic expectations we have for those who wield the power of this,” the president said. “My fellow Americans, based on all my experience, I’m certain we need these reforms. We need these reforms to restore trust in the courts, preserve the system of checks and balances that are vital to our democracy.”
Biden’s reforms aim to eliminate immunity for former presidents regarding crimes committed while in office. For the Supreme Court, he proposes 18-year term limits for justices, allowing for a new appointment every two years.
Biden also advocates for a Supreme Court code of conduct requiring justices to disclose gifts, avoid public political activity, and recuse themselves from cases involving financial or other conflicts of interest.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., declared Biden’s proposed changes as “dead on arrival” in the House, and it is unclear if Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., would support them in the Senate. In response, Biden retorted that Johnson’s “thinking” is “dead on arrival.” This marks a shift in Biden’s stance on the Supreme Court. Previously, he resisted calls from his party to expand the number of justices, labeling it a “bonehead” idea. Now, facing a Republican-nominated majority on the court, Biden is adopting a more radical approach.
🚨The 1st thing socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro did in #Venezuela was “reform”the country’s Supreme Court to undermine democracy & remain in power!
As Members of Congress, representing our community of exiles, we REJECT Biden’s call to “reform” the Supreme Court! pic.twitter.com/Zs4YWgpHEY
— Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (@RepCarlos) July 29, 2024
Just moments ago, Joe Biden announced his Supreme Court reform proposals that are completely unconstitutional- so remind me again who is the threat to democracy? pic.twitter.com/EM4jrj4ACq
— Karli Bonne’ 🇺🇸 (@KarluskaP) July 29, 2024
