By Blake Wolf, OAN Staff
Monday, July 29, 2024 11:55 AM
On Monday morning, President Joe Biden The Washington Post He detailed a major proposed constitutional reform that would focus not only on presidential powers but also on Supreme Court justices.
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These proposals include adding term limits to Supreme Court justices, creating a “binding code of conduct” for Supreme Court justices, and stripping immunity from former U.S. presidents who have served in office.
But “the primary focus was the court’s recent decision to grant President Trump broad immunity for any crimes committed while in office.” post report.
The proposed constitutional amendment, which Biden calls “the amendment that says no one is above the law,” comes in response to a 6-3 Supreme Court decision on July 1.st The ruling granted former President Trump immunity from prosecution for any actions within his constitutional authority.
In addition, on July 1st The ruling is historic as it is the first to protect a president from prosecution.
“…the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision on July 1 granting the president broad immunity from prosecution for crimes committed while in office means that there will be virtually no limits on presidential conduct. The only limitations will be those self-imposed by the person in the Oval Office,” Biden wrote. “If a future president incites a violent mob like that seen on January 6, 2021, to storm the Capitol and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power, there may be no legal consequences,” he continued.
Biden went on to address the numerous issues he is having with the Supreme Court.
“In addition to a dangerous and extreme decision that overturns established legal precedent, Roe v. Wade – The Supreme Court is in the midst of an ethical crisis. Scandals involving several Justices have raised public doubts about the Court’s impartiality and independence, which are essential to faithfully carrying out its mission of equal justice under the law. For example, undisclosed gifts to Justices from individuals with interests in Supreme Court cases and conflicts of interest with participants in the January 6 riots raise legitimate questions about the Court’s impartiality.”
Biden’s solution to this problem includes a “binding code of conduct for the Supreme Court,” which he argues is supported by a majority of Americans in both parties.
“…I want a binding code of conduct for the Supreme Court. This is common sense. The Supreme Court’s current self-imposed ethics code is weak and self-enforcing. Justices should be required to disclose gifts, refrain from public political activity, and recuse themselves from cases in which they or their spouses have financial or other conflicts of interest. All other federal judges are bound by enforceable codes of conduct, and there is no reason why the Supreme Court should be exempt.”
Finally, Biden has proposed term limits for Supreme Court justices to weaken the president’s power to appoint lifetime justices.
“The United States is the only major constitutional democracy that gives Supreme Court justices life tenure. Term limits help ensure that the Court’s membership changes regularly, making appointments more predictable and less arbitrary. They reduce the likelihood that a presidential term will fundamentally change the composition of the Supreme Court for generations to come. I support a system in which the President appoints justices every two years, with justices serving on the Supreme Court for 18 years.”
The last amendment to the Constitution was Article 27.Number Amendments of 1992. Constitutional amendments must be proposed by a two-thirds majority in both the House and the Senate, or by a constitutional convention requested by 34 states.
Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina recently said: CBS Graham spoke to reporters asking if he would work with President Biden on court reform, to which he responded by accusing Democrats of trying to “undermine conservative courts.”
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