President also says presidential immunity for crimes should be removed and ethics rules for justices should be stricter

President also says presidential immunity for crimes should be removed and ethics rules for justices should be stricter

Joe Biden has called for a series of reforms to the US Supreme Court, including the introduction of term limits for justices and a constitutional amendment to remove immunity for crimes committed by a president while in office.

In an op-ed published on Monday morning, the president said justices should be limited to a maximum of 18 years’ service on the court rather than the current lifetime appointment, and also said ethics rules should be strengthened to regulate justices’ behavior.

The call for reform comes after the supreme court ruled in early July that former presidents have some degree of immunity from prosecution, a decision that served as a major victory for Donald Trump amid his legal travails.

“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,” Biden wrote.

  • Manmoth@lemmy.ml
    721·
    5 months ago

    Why doesn’t he add term limits for congress? And make stock trading illegal for congress? And ban lobbying? etc etc. This “anti-corruption” bill is really ignoring the elephant(s) in the room.

    • cheesepotatoes@lemmy.world
      182·
      5 months ago

      You: Why doesn’t the president do something!

      President: does something

      You: Why doesn’t the president do more!?!

      Etc ad infinitum.

    • Stupidmanager@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      5 months ago

      Small steps. This is good, fixes the larger problem we’re facing today. If we pass this, then we tackle the next. And then the next…

        • Stupidmanager@lemmy.worldEnglish
          81·
          5 months ago

          and to the rest of us they are important. They are big issues that are harder to fix because it requires those in charge to do something not in their best interest. Strategy and time, we must do it the hard way unless you want to rise up your secret army of leftists that will quickly fix this shit.