Biden and Harris debut plan to overhaul Supreme Court — with focus on limiting Trump’s powers
By Social Links for Isabel Keane
Published July 29, 2024, 7:17 a.m. ET
President Biden formally unveiled his planned overhaul of the Supreme Court on Monday — with a clear eye on limiting the powers of former President Donald Trump should he succeed him.
The commander-in-chief took the unusual step of unveiling his major planned policy steps in a newspaper op-ed, with the Washington Post helpfully telling readers: “The writer is president of the United States.”
Biden laid out three main changes to the court — which he said is “mired in a crisis of ethics” — including term limits and a binding code of conduct.
However, the main focus was the court’s recent decision to grant Trump broad immunity for any crimes committed in office.
“This nation was founded on a simple yet profound principle: No one is above the law. Not the president of the United States. Not a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. No one,” Biden wrote.
“But the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision on July 1 to grant presidents broad immunity from prosecution for crimes they commit in office means there are virtually no limits on what a president can do.
“The only limits will be those that are self-imposed by the person occupying the Oval Office.”
Kamala Harris, who is running for president, endorsed the push. “Today, there is a clear crisis of confidence facing the Supreme Court as its fairness has been called into question after numerous ethics scandals and decision after decision overturning long-standing precedent,” she said.
Making clear he was alarmed at Trump returning to office, Biden wrote: “If a future president incites a violent mob to storm the Capitol and stop the peaceful transfer of power — like we saw on Jan. 6, 2021 — there may be no legal consequences.”
In addition to his so-called No One Is Above The Law Amendment, Biden proposed term limits for Supreme Court justices, advocating for the president to be able to appoint a new justice every two years to spend 18 years in active service on the high court.
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