#Biden set to announce support for major #SCOTUS changes!!!
Plans include proposals for legislation to establish #TermLimits for the justices & an ENFORCEABLE #ethics code
#POTUS Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the #SupremeCourt in the coming wks….
He is also weighing whether to call for a constitutional #amendment to eliminate broad #immunity for presidents & other constitutional officeholders….
#law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/16/biden-supreme-court-reforms/
[This is HUGE. Or as #Biden would say it’s a BFD.]
The announcement would mark a major shift for Biden, a former chair of the Senate #Judiciary Cmte, who has long resisted calls to #reform #SCOTUS. They potential changes come in response to growing outrage among his supporters about recent #ethics scandals surrounding Justice #ClarenceThomas & decisions by the new court majority that have changed #legal precedent on issues including #abortion & federal #regulatory powers.
#law
#Biden previewed the shift in a Zoom call Sat w/the Congressional #Progressive Caucus.
“I’m going to need your help on the #SupremeCourt, because I’m about to come out — I don’t want to prematurely announce it — but I’m about to come out with a major initiative on limiting the #court … I’ve been working with constitutional scholars for the last three months, & I need some help,” #POTUS said, according to a transcript of the call obtained by The Washington Post.
