Last night, reports emerged that President Joe Biden is planning to propose sweeping changes to the Supreme Court. This includes term limits for the longest-serving justices, starting with Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, and an enforceable code of ethics.
Due to recent decisions that haven’t gone his way, Biden is now joining the radical Left to attack the Supreme Court. His new plan will be the latest desperate attack on the Court by politicians and some of the most radical groups in the country.
Together, they are determined to grab power by any means necessary.
Make no mistake. Changing the courts for partisan reasons is a horrible idea. Simply put, this plan is one of the most dangerous threats to our country.
Transforming the Supreme Court into another partisan body would destroy the independence of the judiciary and threaten the civil liberties of all Americans,” First Liberty President, CEO & Chief Counsel Kelly Shackelford said.
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“Joe Biden once said that changing the structure of the Court was ‘a bonehead idea’ that would ‘put in question the independence of the Supreme Court,’” added Shackelford. “The last thing we need in this country right now is a Supreme Court Coup that would threaten judicial independence and our democratic republic. This is a radical attempt by a desperate politician.”
Biden’s extreme and constitutionally suspect proposals will destroy the legitimacy of the Supreme Court, all because it contains a majority of justices committed to the Constitution and the rule of law.
Ending life tenure is just the Left’s way to purge conservative justices on the Court. It’s simply court-packing by a different name. “Ethics reform” isn’t about accountability, transparency, or any other euphemism. It violates the separation of powers and is all about giving enemies of the judiciary the power to punish justices who rule against the Left’s agenda by subjecting them to investigations and fabricated scandals.
If this Supreme Court Coup succeeds, the judiciary will become little more than a political tool of whoever holds power. It will end the integrity of the Supreme Court, destroy our Constitution’s founding principle of separation of powers, eradicate our cherished rights and freedoms, politicize the high court and erode all public confidence in future court rulings.
Although some politicians and groups want to destroy our judicial system, most Americans do not want to turn our nation into a banana republic. They respect the courts and the judicial system. They want to uphold the rule of law.
Polling has revealed that 72% of Americans believe that the politicization of the Supreme Court threatens judicial independence. 69% do not want Congress taking over and setting rules for judicial ethics. 68% also oppose court-packing or expanding the size of the Court.
More Americans need to know the threat this scheme poses. We need to work together to help save the priceless heritage of the U.S. Supreme Court.
LifeNews Note: Kelly Shackelford is the President, CEO & Chief Counsel for First Liberty.
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