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In reply to the discussion: President Biden calls for three bold reforms to restore trust and accountability to the Supreme Court [View all]ScratchCat
(2,753 posts)13. These are nice, but there's a problem
That is, the current crop of Republicans in Congress will never go for it because the net affect will only be to "punish" Republicans and to single out Republicans as "the bad guys". These changes aren't being proposed because of anything Democrats, liberals or progressives have done. Its because two conservative justices, at minimum, have been acting unethically for years with no plausible Constitutional solution. Biden is essentially asking Republicans to allow Trump to be charged and to allow their favorite justices to have expiration dates. No negative consequence is attached to anyone else. They'll obviously never go for it. Expanding the SCOTUS or limiting terms are not even on the Conservative radar.
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President Biden calls for three bold reforms to restore trust and accountability to the Supreme Court [View all]
bigtree
Jul 2024
OP
What if we have another death on the court close to a presidential election?
Delmette2.0
Jul 2024
#18
As long as these reforms can be initiated without an Article V convention, I'm down.
LudwigPastorius
Jul 2024
#17
Whether it passes or not, the SCOTUS knows they are on the chopping block.
flying_wahini
Jul 2024
#19
It's odd that he expressly calls for a Constitutional amendment on the immunity issue,
rsdsharp
Jul 2024
#23