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

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.

    • dropped_the_chief@lemmy.world
      2·
      4 months ago

      What’s he going to do? Remove kingly immunity from the presidency? Or how about use the senate to keep republicans from getting supreme Court nominees from even getting a hearing?

      • Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de
        61·
        4 months ago

        You push an ethics review of the seating court. Make a solid case to impeach them if they did wrong. If you win the house and Senate with a majority then, you remove those that are extremely corrupt.

        Install term limits on the court as well. You correct the wrongs the Republicans have built in the last 20-30 years.

        • BluescreenOfDeath@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          4 months ago

          If you win the house and Senate with a majority then, you remove those that are extremely corrupt.

          Democrats would need a supermajority in the Senate to achieve that. Anything less than 2/3rds and nobody gets removed.