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President Biden to propose sweeping changes to SCOTUS (Original Post) Aviation Pro Jul 2024 OP
some details TheProle Jul 2024 #1
Without expansion that's insufficient. Goodheart Jul 2024 #2
Those sound good. Renew Deal Jul 2024 #19
Paywall. Sogo Jul 2024 #3
You can sign up for free access to a limited number of articles I think. I know I have limited KPN Jul 2024 #11
They want my email. I give them my email. Then they say, Hey, we know you! Create a password! Hekate Jul 2024 #20
here you go blogslug Jul 2024 #14
Woo hoo! Thank you... Hekate Jul 2024 #22
It's about time... regnaD kciN Jul 2024 #4
By Executive Order ? MichMan Jul 2024 #5
No Polybius Jul 2024 #9
I'm 100% for Joe Biden. That said bluestarone Jul 2024 #6
Some of these changes will be extremely hard to do jmowreader Jul 2024 #7
Impeach Alito and, especially Thomas! Maeve Jul 2024 #16
I'm glad he's making it an issue in the campaign tinrobot Jul 2024 #8
Great move and great timing! KPN Jul 2024 #10
Great news! MAGAts already triggered I see. Kingofalldems Jul 2024 #12
It's paywalled. Fiendish Thingy Jul 2024 #13
Here is taste of the article. Emile Jul 2024 #17
kick blogslug Jul 2024 #15
It's a great idea Zeitghost Jul 2024 #18
Yeah, I don't really understand the article soandso Jul 2024 #21

TheProle

(3,309 posts)
1. some details
Tue Jul 16, 2024, 05:47 PM
Jul 2024

President Joe Biden is working on pushing sweeping changes to the Supreme Court, including establishing term limits and an “enforceable code of ethics,” reported the Washington Post on Tuesday.

“He is also weighing whether to call for a constitutional amendment to eliminate broad immunity for presidents and other constitutional officeholders, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberation,” reported the Post’s Tyler Pager and Michael Scherer in a bombshell report.

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/just-in-bombshell-report-reveals-biden-prepping-to-endorse-sweeping-changes-to-supreme-court/

Renew Deal

(83,707 posts)
19. Those sound good.
Tue Jul 16, 2024, 06:47 PM
Jul 2024

I don’t care about the term limits as much as an enforceable code of ethics.

9 is enough. It gets unruly with more members.

KPN

(16,515 posts)
11. You can sign up for free access to a limited number of articles I think. I know I have limited
Tue Jul 16, 2024, 06:11 PM
Jul 2024

access and don't pay anything. This one happened to open for me just by signing in with my email address.

Hekate

(96,975 posts)
20. They want my email. I give them my email. Then they say, Hey, we know you! Create a password!
Tue Jul 16, 2024, 08:51 PM
Jul 2024

I create a password. Then they say, Do you want to pay weekly or yearly?

This has happened before. Sadly, there is no place for me to say something rude, so I just go away.

WaPo has gotten way too smart for its britches.

Thanks for trying, KPN.

regnaD kciN

(26,882 posts)
4. It's about time...
Tue Jul 16, 2024, 05:50 PM
Jul 2024

…and signals to me that Joe is planning on making SCOTUS a main issue in his campaign.

bluestarone

(19,342 posts)
6. I'm 100% for Joe Biden. That said
Tue Jul 16, 2024, 05:54 PM
Jul 2024

Joe has got to realize that when he's elected, THIS court could destroy everything our country stands for. The ONLY way to stop that is INCREASE the judges. End of story.

jmowreader

(52,054 posts)
7. Some of these changes will be extremely hard to do
Tue Jul 16, 2024, 05:56 PM
Jul 2024

Supreme Court Justices are "Article III judges," who are according to the Constitution appointed for as long as they behave. The only way to get rid of one under the current Constitution is to impeach the judge in question. Term limits would require an amendment, and red states LIKE that Trump's terrible justices will be there until they die.

Fiendish Thingy

(19,023 posts)
13. It's paywalled.
Tue Jul 16, 2024, 06:33 PM
Jul 2024

Care to paste a few paragraphs?

Has he reversed his position on expansion?

Without expansion, any other “reforms” Will likely be useless, as they can be overturned.

Emile

(33,713 posts)
17. Here is taste of the article.
Tue Jul 16, 2024, 06:42 PM
Jul 2024

Eight Democratic senators have co-sponsored a bill that would establish 18-year terms for Supreme Court justices, with a new justice appointed every two years. The nine most recently appointed justices would sit for appellate jurisdiction cases, while others would be able to hear original jurisdiction cases or to step in as a substitute if one of the most recent nine is conflicted or cannot hear a case for another reason.

 

Zeitghost

(4,557 posts)
18. It's a great idea
Tue Jul 16, 2024, 06:45 PM
Jul 2024

But it will take a constitutional Amendment and that just isn't going to happen.

 

soandso

(1,631 posts)
21. Yeah, I don't really understand the article
Tue Jul 16, 2024, 09:10 PM
Jul 2024

in that respect. These are co-equal branches of government, constitutionally empowered. One can't just neuter or change the function of another with a constitutional amendment.

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