Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, on Monday praised President Biden’s Supreme Court reform plan but declined to say whether any elements of the bill would be put to a floor vote, where they would likely be defeated.
“I am especially pleased that President Biden has called for undoing the damage caused by the Supreme Court’s recent immunity decision,” Schumer said in a speech on the Senate floor.
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On the left is President Biden, and on the right is Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. (Getty Images)
“I believe Congress should pursue this idea through legislation, and I am working with my colleagues to consider the best way to do so,” he said.
Part of Biden’s proposed constitutional amendment would state that former presidents do not enjoy criminal immunity for acts committed while in office, but Schumer explained, “The option I’m considering is to write legislation that makes it clear that the president does not enjoy immunity from federal law violations.”
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Ratifying constitutional amendments is difficult, as evidenced by the fact that there are only 27 constitutional amendments, with the last one approved more than 30 years ago in 1992. The task is made even more difficult by a relatively evenly divided Congress and a lack of Democratic control in state governments.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer praised the proposal but did not say whether it would come up for a vote on the floor. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Biden’s three requests include: Supreme Court Term Limits a constitutional amendment providing for court judges, an enforceable code of ethics, and no immunity for former presidents from criminal prosecution for actions taken while in office.
Both bills would almost certainly be defeated if put to a vote in the House of Representatives, the Senate or even among the states.
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President Biden unveiled his Supreme Court proposals on Monday. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin, File)
Schumer’s office did not comment when asked by Fox News Digital whether the proposal would be put to a vote and, if not, why.
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The White House did not comment to Fox News Digital on whether Biden wants the Senate to vote on his desired reforms.
Biden’s request never had a chance to be considered in the House of Representatives, effectively eliminating any chance of it becoming law. “This dangerous gambit by the Biden-Harris Administration failed the moment it was sent to the House of Representatives,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, said in a statement on Monday.
