President Joe Biden recently spoke at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas, where he called for an overhaul of the Supreme Court and a constitutional amendment to limit the power of the presidency. The proposed reforms include ending presidential immunity, implementing term limits for Supreme Court justices, and enforcing mandatory ethics rules for the court. Biden believes these changes are necessary to restore trust in the courts and preserve democracy.
The president emphasized the need to eliminate immunity for former presidents from criminal indictments, trials, and convictions, stating that no president should be above the law. He also supported term limits for Supreme Court justices, favoring 18-year terms to prevent one president from exerting long-lasting influence on the judiciary. Additionally, Biden called for the Supreme Court to be subject to enforceable ethics requirements, similar to those imposed on federal judges.
Biden’s proposals align with his belief that the president’s power should be limited and that the nation is built on the principle of equality before the law. Despite facing challenges in Congress, with previous Supreme Court reforms being thwarted by Republican opposition, Biden remains committed to working with lawmakers to implement these necessary changes. The president’s shift towards supporting significant reforms to the Supreme Court reflects growing concerns about the court’s ethics, conflicts of interest, and ideological imbalance.
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