Biden lays out Supreme Court reform agenda for final days of presidency

[mystery-ak]

Biden lays out Supreme Court reform agenda for final days of presidency
By
Conrad Hoyt
and
Marisa Schultz
July 29, 2024 5:30 am
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President Joe Biden will unveil a comprehensive agenda on Monday to reform the Supreme Court in the final months of his presidency, according to a plan reviewed by the Washington Examiner.

Biden’s “bold” three-part proposal is designed to “restore trust and accountability when it comes to the Presidency and the United States Supreme Court,” according to a White House official. The president will make his case during remarks at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum and in an op-ed with the Washington Post.

The plan contains three main features: A “No One Is Above the Law” constitutional amendment to state a former president does not have immunity for crimes carried out in office, term limits for Supreme Court justices, and a “binding” code of conduct for the high court.

The first comes in response to former President Donald Trump and his case of presidential immunity, which the Supreme Court ruled on July 1. Term limits are significant, given that all three justices Trump nominated during his presidency are still in their 50s. And a code of conduct follows concerns from high-profile Democrats that Republican-appointed justices lack impartiality.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3102269/biden-lays-out-supreme-court-reform-agenda-final-days-presidency/

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 Kamala Harris announces she is co-proposing Biden plan to shake up Supreme Court: ‘No one is above the law’
By Social Links for Steven Nelson
Published July 29, 2024, 2:07 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday that she is jointly proposing alongside President Biden a long-shot plan to remake the Supreme Court — which Republicans denounced as politicizing the legal system.

“President Biden and I are calling on Congress to pass important reforms – from imposing term limits for Justices’ active service, to requiring Justices to comply with binding ethics rules just like every other federal judge. And finally, in our democracy, no one should be above the law. So we must also ensure that no former President has immunity for crimes committed while in the White House.” Harris said in a statement.

“These popular reforms will help to restore confidence in the Court, strengthen our democracy, and ensure no one is above the law.”

The Biden-Harris proposals include an 18-year term limit for Supreme Court justices and requirements that justices disclose gifts, avoid public political activity and recuse themselves if they or their spouses have conflicts of interest.

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https://nypost.com/2024/07/29/us-news/kamala-harris-announces-she-is-co-proposing-biden-plan-to-shake-up-scotus-no-one-is-above-the-law/

[Kamaji]

So now the fascists want to overthrow the Supreme Court.  Taking another page from the NSDAP.

[berdie]

"N one is above the law"

Be careful what you wish for.