Posted on 07/29/2024 9:15:48 AM PDT by MtnClimber
On Monday, Joe Biden allegedly plans to announce several dramatic new proposals to permanently change the nature of the Supreme Court, in an unprecedented assault on the Constitution.
Politico reports that the reforms, first hinted at during Biden’s Oval Office address to the nation last week on his historic decision not to run for re-election, will include term limits for Supreme Court justices and a new code of ethics, among other radical proposals.
“I’m going to call for Supreme Court reform, because this is critical to our democracy,” said Biden during his widely-panned address, when the 81-year-old president once again appeared tired, dazed, and repeatedly stammered and lost his train of thought as he spoke.
Two anonymous sources told Politico that, in addition to radically reforming the Supreme Court, Biden will also attempt to pursue a constitutional amendment significantly reducing presidential immunity. This effort is in direct response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on July 1st granting broad immunity to former President Donald Trump with regards to the various criminal prosecutions against him related to actions he took while in office.
Biden may announce the initiative during an upcoming trip to the Lyndon B. Johnson presidential library in Austin, Texas. Although the White House did not offer an official statement on the matter, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre previously said on Thursday that Biden “believes if you are serving in high office, you should be held to a transparency, accountability and you should be held to a high ethics.”
However, any such radical proposals would first have to pass through Congress, where Republicans control the House of Representatives and Democrats control the Senate. Furthermore, any measure must reach 60 votes in the Senate in order to overcome the filibuster. Similarly, a constitutional amendment would have to be approved by two-thirds of both chambers of Congress, or from a constitutional convention called by two-thirds of all states and supported by three-fourths of all state legislatures.
Biden and top Democrats have increasingly turned against the very institution of the Supreme Court following the confirmation of a 6-3 conservative majority under Trump’s first term. The court has since issued landmark rulings on abortion, gun rights, affirmative action, presidential immunity, and the January 6th criminal cases, among many others. Some Democrats, including Congressman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), have called for “packing” the Supreme Court by adding at least three more justices, in order to give the court a new, but artificial, liberal majority.
Yes, FDR tried to pack the court. I don't think he tried term limits or specific ethics rule changes.
No, the numbers have changed over the years, but there is no term or age limits. As a matter of fact it is specific regarding it being a lifetime appointment.
And, Biden does not seem to realize the irony of trying to impose ethics requirements on the Supreme Court.
Someone needs to tell the one occupying the White House that the U.S. President is not a King.
Joe is now a lame duck. Nothings going to happen except the steady stream of ice cream. He’s done.
An empty gesture by the lamest duck.
Nothing says lame duck like empty gestures!
Biden can’t get the lid off a puddin cup. 🙄
“DOS”
Oh...you meant biden’s ridiculous proposal.
“DOA”
Oh...you meant biden’s ridiculous proposal.
Precisely. This is only a move to stir an uneducated and gullible base for votes.
Any changes will need a constitutional amendment passage, it cannot be legislated by congress nor decreed by the idiot in chief (although he may try. Nothing is more dangerous politically than a lame duck).
Biden’s puppet masters continuously fling sheeit up against the wall to see if it sticks.
Instead of following the Constitution of the United States those Marxists are always in search of the workaround...
And anyone who subscribes to that type of procedural government is a Marxist as well.
I think everyone who votes for Trump should get a free AR 15 and 1000 rounds of 5.56.
That’s my election puplicity stunt.
Old news. Biden DID announce his “plans” today.
“term limits” (constitutional amendment)
a legislated “code of conduct” (congress makes its own, but somehow Biden does not think its fair that SCOTUS makes its own)
another constitutional amendment removing presidential immunity
The chances of any of it becomg law are NIL and Biden knows it. He is merely making a set of Dim campaign talking points, nothing more.
I’m stuck... what’s the word for when I leader makes up his own rules for everyone else?
Biden? Is he still around? I thought Kamala was President now...
I don’t think that the number of Supreme Court justices is called out in the Constitution”
It’s not. This can be done by simple majorities in both Houses. The vote to end debate takes 2/3. The 2/3 requirement can be eliminated by a simple majority. Manchin and Sinema kept this from happening two years ago. Were it not for them the SC would already be gone and Trump would be in jail.
He can try it but the court will render it unconstitutional and void.
Soon to be dictator Joebama becomes dictator for one month before the Grim Reaper comes a-callin”.
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