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US president also to seek constitutional amendment to limit immunity for presidents and various officeholders

Joe Biden will announce plans to reform the US supreme court on Monday, Politico reported, citing two people familiar with the matter, adding that the US president was likely to back term limits for justices and an enforceable code of ethics.

Biden said earlier this week during an Oval Office address that he would call for reform of the court.

He is also expected to seek a constitutional amendment to limit immunity for presidents and some other officeholders, Politico reported, in the aftermath of a July supreme court ruling that presidents have broad immunity from prosecution.

Biden will make the announcement in Texas on Monday and the specific proposals could change, the report added.

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[–] [email protected] 72 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Seems to me he’s using his last months in office to highlight issues that will damage the republican traitor filth as his VP campaigns to save the Republic.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

Meanwhile Trump's VP is busy convincing people that it's ok for him to fuck couches or jack off to dolphin porn because he has a kid

Edit: clarifying

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

I think I know what you meant to say, but I’m pretty sure the downvotes are due to how confusingly and ambiguously you worded your comment

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

You might need to reread the comment you replied to.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

But... it's got dat cushion for a pushin'

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Bro took the dolphin copypasta literally

[–] [email protected] 57 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Need a new amendment enforcing federal retirement age on elected and appointed people. If you hit it during your term, you can’t run again. If you position is appointed, you have a year to step down.

Also need a federal law correcting the recent bribery ruling, and applying it to ALL federal employees, political and non-political. Call it the Thomas Act.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't that be funny? Biden, in his last months in office, sets term limits on Congress that would have also booted him! That would be the most epic walking away while something explodes behind you kind of moment.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It would be great but the President has no such power. Congress, a group of geriatric kleptocrats, aren't going to legislate against themselves continuing to steal millions with insider trading.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Congress, a group of geriatric kleptocrats

Well, they aren't as geriatric and kleptocratic as United Russia.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Age discrimination. Term limits or length of service would be more fair.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah dude, electing some 30 yo who can just sit and wreck havoc for 60 years, where's the logic behind that?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I’ll be honest: I don’t know what you’re saying here. Can’t tell if you’re agreeing or disagreeing with me.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago

Term limits are more fair, basically. So I agree with you. Hence the "yeah" 😋

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Age discrimination is codified. Minimum president age is 35 and congressperson is 25. No reason for it but age discrimination. If we can't put a ceiling they need to remove the base

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Sure but you need an amendment. It will be very hard to do.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's my understanding that term limits actually end up making for a worse government, because then you end to with a higher fraction of people who are new at their job. Like any other high-skill job, it can take a year or more before you start to get good at what you're supposed to be doing. Too many freshman means there's less continuity and stability in the government.

But this is all just a vague understanding, I haven't read up on it intentionally.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Well without them you end up with highly skilled populous fascists instead of mediocre ones. So what we have too much of already. I'd rather have new ideas with an underskilled attempt to accomplish them than the status quo expertly shifting the overton window to the right. Some instability can be good when the alternative is a set of dynasties focused on their own benefit at the express detriment of others.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

I can agree with that.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Presidential immunity is already unconstitutional. This Court would just ignore the new amendment like they do the current constitution.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

At that point, the president with his immunity can swoop in and have their asses thrown in Guantanamo

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

I have near-zero hope this happens, but I hope it does. At least someone is worried about presidents with immunity- even leftist commentators seem to be just shrugging it off.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

But one of the first things Congress did in 1789, the year the new government got going, was to set up a federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court—with six Justices. source

So get rid of 3 of them.