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Biden calls for supreme court reforms including 18-year justice term limits (www.theguardian.com)

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President also says presidential immunity for crimes should be removed and ethics rules for justices should be stricter

Joe Biden has called for a series of reforms to the US Supreme Court, including the introduction of term limits for justices and a constitutional amendment to remove immunity for crimes committed by a president while in office.

In an op-ed published on Monday morning, the president said justices should be limited to a maximum of 18 years’ service on the court rather than the current lifetime appointment, and also said ethics rules should be strengthened to regulate justices’ behavior.

The call for reform comes after the supreme court ruled in early July that former presidents have some degree of immunity from prosecution, a decision that served as a major victory for Donald Trump amid his legal travails.

“This nation was founded on a simple yet profound principle: No one is above the law. Not the president of the United States. Not a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States,” Biden wrote.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Another example of Dem half-assery... You KNOW the Republicans are going to obstruct everything you do... So why half ass it? Propose these changes sure... But also come in swinging... Use that immunity they gave you to fucking come through with a sledge hammer. Instead what they do is little piddling bullshit that they know won't pass... After 40 years of it, I have to believe they don't actually want the changes to succeed... They just want to be able to pretend they tried so they can blame the Republicans for doing what they knew all along they were going to do (while their corporate daddies don't lose a penny of profit). Get in the ring, pack the court, black site any Republican who says anything promoting insurrection or violence even just a little... Arrest the justices for corruption... it's all legal for Biden right now. SHOW them why they don't want the president to have unlimited power. Same goes for the insulin bill thing someone posted earlier. If you know it's going to be blocked, at least be fighting for universal single payer... Stop wasting time

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, that's dumb. There's no way this would actually pass any time soon, so it's better to get as much positive press as possible.

Steps:

Announce your idea in an opinion piece
Propose something to Congress when they ignore your opinion piece
Do something along these lines with an Executive Order when Congress ignores your proposal
Defend your Executive Order in court when someone sues you

You just proposed doing number 3. But there are way more steps you can take to get attention on your proposal.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

Sure... Do all the steps... But go for the throat... Enough of these weak half-assed proposals

And nothing would get more attention than starting to arrest judges and reps fomenting violence

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