Biden proposes term limits, code of conduct to rein in 'extreme' Supreme Court
AUSTIN, Texas -President Joe Biden on Monday proposed sweeping changes to the U.S. Supreme Court that he said were needed to rein in a conservative-led court that was being weaponized to undermine established civil rights principles and protections.
"I believe the best structure is the 18-year term limit. That would ensure that the country does not have what it has now - an extreme court ... that has been weaponized by those seeking to carry out an extreme agenda for decades to come," Biden said. On Monday, he also proposed a constitutional amendment to eliminate broad presidential immunity recognized in a July 1 Supreme Court ruling involving former President Donald Trump, warning that the ruling set a dangerous precedent that could see grave abuses in the future.
The Republican National Committee called the proposals part of a scheme to pack the Supreme Court with"far-left, radical judges." The court in recent years also has ended its recognition of a constitutional right to abortion, expanded gun rights, and rejected race-conscious collegiate admissions, as well as blocking Biden's agenda on immigration, student loans, COVID vaccine mandates and climate change.Unlike other members of the federal judiciary, Supreme Court justices have no binding ethics code.
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