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Biden unveils his proposals to reform the Supreme Court​

The president is calling for term limits, a binding ethics code and a constitutional amendment to make clear "no one is above the law" — not even former presidents.​

Dylan Stableford
Dylan Stableford
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Updated Mon, July 29, 2024 at 8:56 AM CDT·3 min read
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The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seated and in judicial robes on Oct. 7, 2022.

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 7, 2022. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
President Biden on Monday unveiled three proposals aimed at reforming the United States Supreme Court to combat what he called the “increasing threats to America’s democratic institutions” aimed at restoring “trust and accountability to the court and our democracy.”

What are they?​

A security guard walks down the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building in D.C.

The U.S. Supreme Court building. (Kevin Mohatt/Reuters) (Reuters / Reuters)
1. The ‘No One Is Above the Law Amendment’
In an op-ed for the Washington Post outlining his proposals, Biden said he is proposing a constitutional amendment that “would make clear that there is no immunity for crimes a former president committed while in office.”

“I share our Founders’ belief that the president’s power is limited, not absolute,” Biden said. “We are a nation of laws — not of kings or dictators.”
The proposal comes less than a month after the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to grant presidents broad immunity from prosecution for crimes they commit in office — a ruling that threatened to halt the ongoing criminal cases against former President Donald Trump.
2. Term limits for justices
“We have had term limits for presidents for nearly 75 years,” Biden argued in the op-ed. “We should have the same for Supreme Court justices.”
Under the president’s proposal, a president “would appoint a justice every two years to spend 18 years in active service on the Supreme Court.”
“Term limits would help ensure that the court’s membership changes with some regularity,” Biden said. “That would make timing for court nominations more predictable and less arbitrary. It would reduce the chance that any single presidency radically alters the makeup of the court for generations to come.”
3. Code of conduct
Under Biden’s proposal, justices “would be required to disclose gifts, refrain from public political activity and recuse themselves from cases in which they or their spouses have financial or other conflicts of interest.”
Currently, all federal judges in the United States are bound by an enforceable code of conduct. But for those on the Supreme Court, the ethics code is voluntary and self-enforced. The proposal follows the revelations that Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife received hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition and secret consulting fees from conservative billionaires and conservative judicial activists.
Having a binding ethics code for the Supreme Court, Biden said, is “common sense.”

What are the chances of getting them passed?​

A tieless President Biden, wearing trademark aviator sunglasses and holding a blue cap in his right hand, walks on the South Lawn of the White House.

President Biden on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday. (Kevin Mohatt/Reuters) (REUTERS / Reuters)
The proposals have an uphill battle in a divided Congress, particularly in an election year — and from a president who is not running for reelection.
Still, Biden plans to make the case for them in a speech at the at the Lyndon B. Johnson presidential library in Austin, Texas, on Monday afternoon to mark the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.
And in his op-ed, Biden pointed out that “all three of these reforms are supported by a majority of Americans — as well as conservative and liberal constitutional scholars.”
“We can and must prevent the abuse of presidential power,” Biden added. “We can and must restore the public’s faith in the Supreme Court. We can and must strengthen the guardrails of democracy.”

Any “code of conduct” coming from this admin is just a sick joke.
 

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My wife and I were in tears yesterday as my son was baptized. You think either one of us would have traded that for anything? No way!!!

These women will have nothing in their old age. Nothing. It is tragic.
Congrats brother! Praise Jesus!
Seeing my wife's and two kids' baptisms were the best three days of my life. ( Not the actual baptisms, but the authentic conversions that preceded them) Tears were definitely involved each day. No greater joy than knowing that your loved ones have accepted God's free grace and received eternal life.
 
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Biden unveils his proposals to reform the Supreme Court​

The president is calling for term limits, a binding ethics code and a constitutional amendment to make clear "no one is above the law" — not even former presidents.​

Dylan Stableford
Dylan Stableford
·Senior Writer
Updated Mon, July 29, 2024 at 8:56 AM CDT·3 min read
7.6k

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seated and in judicial robes on Oct. 7, 2022.

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 7, 2022. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
President Biden on Monday unveiled three proposals aimed at reforming the United States Supreme Court to combat what he called the “increasing threats to America’s democratic institutions” aimed at restoring “trust and accountability to the court and our democracy.”

What are they?​

A security guard walks down the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building in D.C.

The U.S. Supreme Court building. (Kevin Mohatt/Reuters) (Reuters / Reuters)
1. The ‘No One Is Above the Law Amendment’
In an op-ed for the Washington Post outlining his proposals, Biden said he is proposing a constitutional amendment that “would make clear that there is no immunity for crimes a former president committed while in office.”

“I share our Founders’ belief that the president’s power is limited, not absolute,” Biden said. “We are a nation of laws — not of kings or dictators.”
The proposal comes less than a month after the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to grant presidents broad immunity from prosecution for crimes they commit in office — a ruling that threatened to halt the ongoing criminal cases against former President Donald Trump.
2. Term limits for justices
“We have had term limits for presidents for nearly 75 years,” Biden argued in the op-ed. “We should have the same for Supreme Court justices.”
Under the president’s proposal, a president “would appoint a justice every two years to spend 18 years in active service on the Supreme Court.”
“Term limits would help ensure that the court’s membership changes with some regularity,” Biden said. “That would make timing for court nominations more predictable and less arbitrary. It would reduce the chance that any single presidency radically alters the makeup of the court for generations to come.”
3. Code of conduct
Under Biden’s proposal, justices “would be required to disclose gifts, refrain from public political activity and recuse themselves from cases in which they or their spouses have financial or other conflicts of interest.”
Currently, all federal judges in the United States are bound by an enforceable code of conduct. But for those on the Supreme Court, the ethics code is voluntary and self-enforced. The proposal follows the revelations that Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife received hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition and secret consulting fees from conservative billionaires and conservative judicial activists.
Having a binding ethics code for the Supreme Court, Biden said, is “common sense.”

What are the chances of getting them passed?​

A tieless President Biden, wearing trademark aviator sunglasses and holding a blue cap in his right hand, walks on the South Lawn of the White House.

President Biden on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday. (Kevin Mohatt/Reuters) (REUTERS / Reuters)
The proposals have an uphill battle in a divided Congress, particularly in an election year — and from a president who is not running for reelection.
Still, Biden plans to make the case for them in a speech at the at the Lyndon B. Johnson presidential library in Austin, Texas, on Monday afternoon to mark the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.
And in his op-ed, Biden pointed out that “all three of these reforms are supported by a majority of Americans — as well as conservative and liberal constitutional scholars.”
“We can and must prevent the abuse of presidential power,” Biden added. “We can and must restore the public’s faith in the Supreme Court. We can and must strengthen the guardrails of democracy.”
He has no idea what he just signed.
 

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The US Democratic presidential campaign of @KamalaHarris will host a racially segregated struggle session tonight at 8 pm ET for white men to falsely confess to the sins of other people.

“We need to be honest with ourselves and each other about the role we’ve played in our nation’s history — good and bad," said White Dudes For Harris in @nypost today.

I am responsible for my actions, not all men of my race. The alternative idea — that all white men alive today are responsible for the bad (or good) deeds of white men throughout history — is totally irrational and racist.

Notably, no such statement accompanied the @KamalaHarris Zoom calls for other races and sexes.

But like the "White Women for Harris" and the "Black Women for Harris," White Dudes For Harris is racist and sexist and anathema to the unifying "I Have A Dream" vision of Martin Luther King, Jr.

All sentient people, liberal or conservative, should denounce these awful, unAmerican @KamalaHarris Zoom calls.

It appears that Transportation Secretary @PeteButtigieg will join this attack on white men as a class of individuals on the basis of their race and sex. This is degrading and dangerous.

Vice President @KamalaHarris must denounce this effort and demand the creator of it, @JotakaEaddy, cancel all race- and sex-based events, including this one

If the call goes forward, I will be on it tonight, request an opportunity to speak, and record it.


This is irrational, racist, and toxic. It will go down as a catastrophic error by the @KamalaHarris campaign.

Gonna talk about Kamala’s slave trader grandparents? That seems more relevant
 

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Biden unveils his proposals to reform the Supreme Court​

The president is calling for term limits, a binding ethics code and a constitutional amendment to make clear "no one is above the law" — not even former presidents.​

Dylan Stableford
Dylan Stableford
·Senior Writer
Updated Mon, July 29, 2024 at 8:56 AM CDT·3 min read
7.6k

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seated and in judicial robes on Oct. 7, 2022.

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 7, 2022. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
President Biden on Monday unveiled three proposals aimed at reforming the United States Supreme Court to combat what he called the “increasing threats to America’s democratic institutions” aimed at restoring “trust and accountability to the court and our democracy.”

What are they?​

A security guard walks down the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building in D.C.

The U.S. Supreme Court building. (Kevin Mohatt/Reuters) (Reuters / Reuters)
1. The ‘No One Is Above the Law Amendment’
In an op-ed for the Washington Post outlining his proposals, Biden said he is proposing a constitutional amendment that “would make clear that there is no immunity for crimes a former president committed while in office.”

“I share our Founders’ belief that the president’s power is limited, not absolute,” Biden said. “We are a nation of laws — not of kings or dictators.”
The proposal comes less than a month after the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to grant presidents broad immunity from prosecution for crimes they commit in office — a ruling that threatened to halt the ongoing criminal cases against former President Donald Trump.
2. Term limits for justices
“We have had term limits for presidents for nearly 75 years,” Biden argued in the op-ed. “We should have the same for Supreme Court justices.”
Under the president’s proposal, a president “would appoint a justice every two years to spend 18 years in active service on the Supreme Court.”
“Term limits would help ensure that the court’s membership changes with some regularity,” Biden said. “That would make timing for court nominations more predictable and less arbitrary. It would reduce the chance that any single presidency radically alters the makeup of the court for generations to come.”
3. Code of conduct
Under Biden’s proposal, justices “would be required to disclose gifts, refrain from public political activity and recuse themselves from cases in which they or their spouses have financial or other conflicts of interest.”
Currently, all federal judges in the United States are bound by an enforceable code of conduct. But for those on the Supreme Court, the ethics code is voluntary and self-enforced. The proposal follows the revelations that Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife received hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition and secret consulting fees from conservative billionaires and conservative judicial activists.
Having a binding ethics code for the Supreme Court, Biden said, is “common sense.”

What are the chances of getting them passed?​

A tieless President Biden, wearing trademark aviator sunglasses and holding a blue cap in his right hand, walks on the South Lawn of the White House.

President Biden on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday. (Kevin Mohatt/Reuters) (REUTERS / Reuters)
The proposals have an uphill battle in a divided Congress, particularly in an election year — and from a president who is not running for reelection.
Still, Biden plans to make the case for them in a speech at the at the Lyndon B. Johnson presidential library in Austin, Texas, on Monday afternoon to mark the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.
And in his op-ed, Biden pointed out that “all three of these reforms are supported by a majority of Americans — as well as conservative and liberal constitutional scholars.”
“We can and must prevent the abuse of presidential power,” Biden added. “We can and must restore the public’s faith in the Supreme Court. We can and must strengthen the guardrails of democracy.”
Such a fucking joke that he brings this trash, yet no talk about term limits for the House or Senate. They need it worse than anyone. I don’t see a Supreme Court Justice retiring worth 100x more than when they entered Congress.
 

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Such a fucking joke that he brings this trash, yet no talk about term limits for the House or Senate. They need it worse than anyone. I don’t see a Supreme Court Justice retiring worth 100x more than when they entered Congress.
Rich, coming from a guy who got very wealthy off of being a “public servant” for half a century. Biden’s hypocrisy knows no bounds.
 
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