Conservatives are not happy with Joe Biden’s plan to overhaul Supreme Court reforms, attacking the plan as a power grab by Democrats.
“Aka Democrats don't have full control of the Supreme Court, as they own media, academia, Hollywood, etc,” wrote @Calemaya1. “'Reform' means Democrat controlled. More 'democracy' from Muppet Biden.”
Biden’s plan, which he laid out in speaking from the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin Monday, call for limiting terms for justices to 18 years, dismantling presidential immunity and creating an enforceable ethics mechanism to combat conflicts of interest.
On social media, conservatives were quick to lash out at the proposed reforms.
“Biden/Harris want to destroy every norm that does not agree with their radical ideology. Shame on them,” wrote @markpri85526174. “Packing the court with liberal judges just to push your liberal agenda, shame, shame, shame on you. Thankfully this will NEVER happen.”
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Republicans effectively packed the court with a conservative supermajority — after denying outgoing President Barack Obama’s nomination in 2016 — pushing through President Donald Trump's three nominations.
“Obviously it’s extremely sinister, but the Biden-Harris court 'reforms' are also funny, in a darkly humorous sort of way,” writes @charlescwcooke. “The Court makes up a bunch of nonsense for decades and they love it; then it starts doing its job for, what, four years?, and they try to blow it up. Amazing.”
“It's no wonder Biden graduated at the bottom of his law school class,” writes @Amandalyzed. “Wanting SCOTUS reforms because their rulings upset your politics IS POLITICIZING the Supreme Court.”
“The 1st thing socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro did in #Venezuela was 'reform'the country’s Supreme Court to undermine democracy & remain in power!” Florida Rep. Carlos Gimenez wrote on X. “As Members of Congress, representing our community of exiles, we REJECT Biden’s call to 'reform' the Supreme Court!”
“Translation: we already stacked the Supreme Court to undermine democracy and help Trump win and we can't have Joe Biden hold them accountable and undermine our Maga corrupted supreme court,” wrote @krdknight.
