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Biden to announce plans to reform US supreme court – report (www.theguardian.com)

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US president also to seek constitutional amendment to limit immunity for presidents and various officeholders

Joe Biden will announce plans to reform the US supreme court on Monday, Politico reported, citing two people familiar with the matter, adding that the US president was likely to back term limits for justices and an enforceable code of ethics.

Biden said earlier this week during an Oval Office address that he would call for reform of the court.

He is also expected to seek a constitutional amendment to limit immunity for presidents and some other officeholders, Politico reported, in the aftermath of a July supreme court ruling that presidents have broad immunity from prosecution.

Biden will make the announcement in Texas on Monday and the specific proposals could change, the report added.

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[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 84 points 3 months ago

Seems to me he’s using his last months in office to highlight issues that will damage the republican traitor filth as his VP campaigns to save the Republic.

[-] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Meanwhile Trump's VP is busy convincing people that it's ok for him to fuck couches or jack off to dolphin porn because he has a kid

Edit: clarifying

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago

I think I know what you meant to say, but I’m pretty sure the downvotes are due to how confusingly and ambiguously you worded your comment

[-] mjhelto@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago

You might need to reread the comment you replied to.

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago

But... it's got dat cushion for a pushin'

[-] kspatlas@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Bro took the dolphin copypasta literally

[-] d00phy@lemmy.world 68 points 3 months ago

Need a new amendment enforcing federal retirement age on elected and appointed people. If you hit it during your term, you can’t run again. If you position is appointed, you have a year to step down.

Also need a federal law correcting the recent bribery ruling, and applying it to ALL federal employees, political and non-political. Call it the Thomas Act.

[-] mjhelto@lemm.ee 40 points 3 months ago

Wouldn't that be funny? Biden, in his last months in office, sets term limits on Congress that would have also booted him! That would be the most epic walking away while something explodes behind you kind of moment.

[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

It would be great but the President has no such power. Congress, a group of geriatric kleptocrats, aren't going to legislate against themselves continuing to steal millions with insider trading.

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[-] blackstampede@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 months ago

I have near-zero hope this happens, but I hope it does. At least someone is worried about presidents with immunity- even leftist commentators seem to be just shrugging it off.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

Presidential immunity is already unconstitutional. This Court would just ignore the new amendment like they do the current constitution.

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[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

But one of the first things Congress did in 1789, the year the new government got going, was to set up a federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court—with six Justices. source

So get rid of 3 of them. Thomas. Alito. Roberts.

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