President Joe Biden shared his plan to push sweeping reforms for the Supreme Court before he leaves office, including enacting term limits, ethics enforcement and – most importantly – dismantling presidential immunity as established by a recent case involving former President Donald Trump.
“There are no kings in America” Biden said. "No one is above the law."
Biden's remarks at the LBJ Presidential Library come just over a week after he announced he would not seek reelection, prompting Democrats to coalesce around Kamala Harris as the prospective party nominee.
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Biden took aim at Project 2025, which he says will result in an "onslaught attacking civil rights in America," by attacking policies that protect diversity, equity and inclusion and voting rights.
"'Project 2025 is real," he said. "They mean it."
"Extremism is undermining the public confidence in the court's decisions," Biden added. "In the face of increasing threats to American Democratic institutions [...] today I'm calling for three bold reforms to restore trust and accountability to the court and our Democracy."
Biden’s plan calls for enacting 18-year term limits on justices, to be cycled out every two years. It also calls for an amendment dismantling presidential immunity and ensuring future presidents are held accountable for any criminal acts in office. Lastly, he called on the creation of an ethic code that can be enforced, to curtail conflicts of interest as evidenced by controversies surrounding lavish gifts and trips given to Republican justices by wealthy conservative donors.
