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Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changes
The Washington Post ^ | July 16, 2024 | Tyler Pager and Michael Scherer

Posted on 07/17/2024 7:06:50 AM PDT by fwdude

President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to two people briefed on the plans.

He is also weighing whether to call for a constitutional amendment to eliminate broad immunity for presidents and other constitutional officeholders, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: communists; corruption; lawfare; scotus; separationofpowers; supremecourt; waronscotus
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To: fwdude

"Biden's puppeteers set to have Puppet Joe announce support for major Supreme Court changes"

fixed it
21 posted on 07/17/2024 7:28:13 AM PDT by kiryandil (FR Democrat Party operatives! Rally in defense of your Colombian cartel stooge Merchan!)
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To: fwdude

Article III, Section 1 established lifetime tenure for Supreme Court Justices. The Dems cannot set term limits via legislation. That would have to be by Constitutional Amendment.


22 posted on 07/17/2024 7:32:39 AM PDT by yukong
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To: yukong

As well as all other Federal Judges.


23 posted on 07/17/2024 7:33:15 AM PDT by yukong
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To: fwdude

It takes a constitutional amendment to do this.


24 posted on 07/17/2024 7:34:04 AM PDT by EastTexasTraveler
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To: sasquatch

probably sarcastic .. but not funny at all.


25 posted on 07/17/2024 7:34:49 AM PDT by Leep (Leftardism strikes 1 in )
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To: fwdude

Democrats not even hiding their fascism now.

So you don’t do what we Democrats want, well guess something will have to change to make sure you do from now on


26 posted on 07/17/2024 7:37:54 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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To: fwdude

The executive can appoint judges/justices. But they have no more control over them than they do the Congress. And Congress has no control over the Supreme Court either.

Term limits and the number would need to be codified on the Constitution.

If Congress has a bone to pic with them, they can impeach.


27 posted on 07/17/2024 7:40:31 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.)
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To: fwdude
Pandering to the brainless base who hardly know what the Supreme Court is all about. It won't see daylight.

More deranged direction from his handlers int he shadow executive branch of the shadow government.

28 posted on 07/17/2024 7:40:56 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (The Government that got us in this mess is not the Government that can get us out of it.)
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To: fwdude
President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to two people briefed on the plans.

From an amazed guy that keeps asking his staff where they were able to get a large rabbit that could talk.

29 posted on 07/17/2024 7:42:38 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: yukong

Not to be argumentative, but tenure or “terms” are not addressed in the Constitution. I think the writers never imagined that people in government would want to stay into their dotage.

That said, we would need to change the constitution to address this, as the “right” to regulate the SCOTUS is not defined.


30 posted on 07/17/2024 7:44:10 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.)
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To: Daveinyork
The Supreme Court can declare the changes to be unconstitutional. I doubt if a Constitutional amendment goes anywhere.

I expect that Biden might try to do it with an Executive Order.

31 posted on 07/17/2024 7:46:51 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: fwdude
What is he going to issue another one of his illegal executive orders?

He is not king although he might think that he is especially since congress sits on their rears and lets him issue them without restriction.

I think that he and the dems are unhappy because the system (the judicial branch) is checking their attempt at unrestricted unlimited power.

32 posted on 07/17/2024 7:47:32 AM PDT by dhs12345
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To: libertylover

And what good would an executive order do? None.

Those only effect the Executive Branch and would have exactly zero effect on SCOTUS.


33 posted on 07/17/2024 7:50:07 AM PDT by Pox (Eff You China. Buy American!)
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To: fwdude

Term limits = constitutional amendment.


34 posted on 07/17/2024 7:51:45 AM PDT by Fury (I )
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To: fwdude

This will go nowhere.
It’s the sore-loser syndrome.
The US has lived with far left, liberal SCOTUS decisions for decades and nobody proposed changes to the Court simply because we lost.
This Court now actually reflects the will of the American people, and the left can’t take it.
The left’s reactions have always been childish when they don’t get their way, and never more so than with SCOTUS.
Their desperation is palpable.


35 posted on 07/17/2024 7:51:50 AM PDT by Thapsus_epiphany (Socialism is a prison, Communism is a death camp )
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36 posted on 07/17/2024 7:54:22 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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That's a measure of desperation commensurate with a Soviet leader on his way out attempting to pack the Comintern -- just as Andropov attemtped to prevent Gorby, and yeah the Comintern is not a SCOTUS, but the Soviets don't have a court system that resembles anything like justice *spit* shove that up your tailpipe, Putlims -- but stolen elections have real consequences.

And don't for a moment overlook the real-life comparisons between Bidendropov and Andropov. Years of not just prosecuting the opposition but actually persecuting the opposition. The scumbags behind Andropov had finally seized the levers of the State away from the Brezhnev cadre, and when he fell ill, his State bolsheviks refused to release them, while attempting to murder both Chernenko and Gorbachev. They succeeded with Chernenko.

37 posted on 07/17/2024 7:55:27 AM PDT by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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To: Vermont Lt
If Congress has a bone to pic with them, they can impeach.

The framers set the separation of powers very specifically so that one branch does not gain authority over the other. the only powers Congress has over the individual judges is approval or removal. That's it. Congress establishes the structure of the court, so they can add judges as needed. But as far as creating term limits or a code of ethics would have to be an amendment to the Constitution. Good luck with that.

I think one of the more interesting things about this renewed effort to change the court, they are not talking about adding four new Supreme Court justices. This might be a hint that they don't believe they will be naming or confirming judges for the next few years. Those decisions are going to be made by Republicans for a while.

38 posted on 07/17/2024 7:55:57 AM PDT by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: fwdude

Throwing a bone to the Left.
Zero chance of getting this done if Trump wins.
5% chance if Trump looses.


39 posted on 07/17/2024 7:57:40 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: fwdude

Democrats can do what they want to. (See Jack Smith)

This is likely just Joe mouthing the words to get more unhinged voters to vote for him.


40 posted on 07/17/2024 8:06:37 AM PDT by Sir Bangaz Cracka (Poor 'lil Travon bees slamming dat white cracka'a head into dat sidewalk causin he be scared)
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