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

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.

  • SirDerpy@lemmy.world
    112·
    5 months ago

    Obviously term limits don’t ensure impartiality.

    I agree. Note that my argument was that the lack of limits allows the possibility of impartial judgement.

    Fixed limits introduce an element of damage control.

    What’s the opportunity cost?

    • slickgoat@lemmy.world
      16·
      5 months ago

      I dunno, but 8 year limits means that every president will have an opportunity for a do over instead of entrenching a bias for decades.

      • codenamekino@lemmy.world
        16·
        5 months ago

        That might not be the greatest thing either. The court acting on the opportunity for a do-over gave us the overturning of Roe.

        • slickgoat@lemmy.world
          81·
          5 months ago

          I hear you, but that was a planned ambush. They did the thing that they said they wouldn’t do in the confirmation hearings. That has nothing to do with term limits. In fact, term limits would make that easier to undo.