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Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changes (www.washingtonpost.com)

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President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to two people briefed on the plans.

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 deliberations.

The announcement would mark a major shift for Biden, a former chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who has long resisted calls to reform the high court. The potential changes come in response to growing outrage among his supporters about recent ethics scandals surrounding Justice Clarence Thomas and decisions by the new court majority that have changed legal precedent on issues including abortion and federal regulatory powers.

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[-] djsoren19@yiffit.net 237 points 5 months ago

When people bitch and moan about leftists not falling in line behind presidents, it's because we want shit like this to happen. If Biden was polling favorably and had no detractors, I doubt we would see him attempting to tackle something like this.

This is good news though, and marks the first steps on a long journey to establishing a legitimate Supreme Court once more.

[-] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 157 points 5 months ago

Fucking vote.

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[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

People on the right know what they're capable of so they try to protect themselves from the consequences while also trying to make sure that everyone else can't do those things by reducing everyone's rights.

People on the left can't imagine what people on the right are capable of because they have the same reflection, they know what they themselves are capable of and imagine that others are the same, so they don't take preventive measures before it blows up in their face.

Hence, Biden not taking advantage of the total immunity he's got.

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[-] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 86 points 5 months ago

How is he going to get anything through the Republican house or even the Senate without a Democratic super majority?

[-] teft@lemmy.world 179 points 5 months ago

Proposing the changes could excite the voters enough to give him control of both chambers. Even announcing it might shift the needle for some fence sitters.

[-] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 129 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That's exactly what we need right now. There are almost no undecided voters left, just unmotivated voters. We need something to energize voters who have been feeling ignored by the DNC, at best.

[-] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 30 points 5 months ago

Seriously. His passive approach to the upcoming election has thusfar been infuriating. It's like he's assumed that not being Trump will be enough to win it for him, while his support dwindles. We need something to get people excited about voting for him, and wide-sweeping governmental reforms could be just that, at least among folks who're paying attention. The "Well, both sides are corrupt, so what does it matter?" crowd.

[-] Badeendje@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

As a non american I also don't understand. So much good they did. And the R's have so much bad stuff to their name.. it should be hammer time... drive these points home.

[-] doctordevice@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 months ago

The thing you're missing is that left-leaning Americans have a hard time believing lip service like this because we've seen the Democrats fail to deliver on big promises over and over and over. Or they'll do some crappy watered-down version of what they promised and use that as an excuse not to do anything else on the issue for decades (health care is in this category, minor changes in the right direction in 2010, and it wasn't even until 2020 that the Democrats would admit maybe everything wasn't solved yet).

I'm gonna vote for Biden despite the fact that I do not believe he should be president, but I fully don't believe a word of this. The Democrats have played this type of card right before every election, and it always ends in disappointment.

[-] Badeendje@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Oh, no.. that part I fully understand. Beiing dissapointed by your politicians is the norm unfortunately.

I was more referring to the weak sauce messaging of the Dems.

They have a lot to be proud of in terms of achievements the last 3.5 years... They should hammer that.
The R's have a lot of vile stuff to their name the past 3.5 years, they should point that out. (Especially the hypocrisy on subjects like... Well everything).

And again, the watered down versions... Yeah... Trust me, I can relate.

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[-] Furbag@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Couldn't have said it better myself. This is red meat for the base, but that's what we need right now after weeks of feeling deflated.

[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 16 points 5 months ago

This is the most annoying part about politics.

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[-] dhork@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It would involve winning the Presidency and both houses of Congress in the next election, and then nuking the Filibuster.

[-] adarza@lemmy.ca 22 points 5 months ago

keeping republicans from retaining the house and taking the senate and white house is pretty much mandatory at this point.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

So it's a completely empty promise.

Democrats will never nuke the filibuster. Ever. It's what lets them pretend their hands are tied when they kill progressive legislation they ran on but never had any intention of ever implementing.

They would rather lose Democracy forever than abandon the relic of Jim Crow they use for its intended purpose.

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[-] lung@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

Well, he's immune now so clearly he should just assassinate anyone who is in opposition /s

[-] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 6 points 5 months ago

/s, or /s/s?

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[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago

Even if it doesn't pass the house or senate, it shows that he's trying something and isn't just giving up.

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[-] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

There's this little event happening in November that can change things.

[-] teft@lemmy.world 45 points 5 months ago

This is what i’m talking about. Let’s go, Joe.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 42 points 5 months ago

He is also weighing whether to call for a constitutional amendment to eliminate broad immunity for presidents

"On the one hand, a president shouldn't be allowed to order Seal Team 6 to kill someone. On the other hand, my neighbor's dog keeps shitting in my yard."

How is this a question?

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 34 points 5 months ago

You need 75% of the states to ratify an amendment. Even if Biden wins the election, you think the GOP ruled state legislatures will voluntarily restrict the powers of the next GOP president? The most threatening part of Project 2025 is that it only requires the next Republican President. They'll bet on Biden not using those powers the Supreme Court invented so that the next Republican President will.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

And they'll win that bet. No Democrat has the guts to use those powers to fight fascism.

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[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago

Do republicans ever pass any legislation supported by democrats anymore? What’s the last bill that was passed?

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago

Genocide still enjoys broad bipartisan support.

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I think CHIPS

[-] barkingspiders@infosec.pub 19 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'm so fucking glad we've got a president who can at least handle this moment responsibly. Biden may not be everything people want but he's not seizing this moment to forward his own personal agenda. I think he is pretty clearly trying to find a more ethical path forward. I don't think we can say that about all of our past presidents.

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[-] Badeendje@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

And this is why you should work to enshrine a good thing when it's still good. Because if you don't and it gets corrupted, you're too late.

Resisting stuff like term limits and ethics codes makes no sense.

[-] leadore@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Here is a guest link for that article: https://wapo.st/4bGC9gI

[-] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Red Meat

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[-] Voyajer@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Archive link/no paywall

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