President Biden will push Congress to impose term limits and a code of ethics on the Supreme Court, as well as suggest new rules ending February 25, when it came to presidents ‘immunity’ ushered in by Donald J. Trump era from White House official.
Biden is expected to detail these reforms during a speech Monday at the LBJ Presidential Library, marking six decades since the Civil Rights Act became law. Biden has also commented on his perspective on reforming the Supreme Court in an op-ed that ran Monday morning.
“I served as a U.S. senator for 36 years, including as chairman and ranking member of the Judiciary Committee. I have overseen more Supreme Court nominations as senator, vice president and president than anyone living today,” Biden said in the op-ed.
“I have great respect for our institutions and separation of powers. What is happening now is not normal, and it undermines the public’s confidence in the court’s decisions, including those impacting personal freedoms. We now stand in a breach,” Biden wrote.
This would mean marching criminal investigations on the former president.
Biden has said he will propose an 18-year term limit for justices on the Supreme Court. This means new justices could be appointed every two years.
Biden said the new Supreme Court ethical rules should require justices “disclose gifts, refrain from public political activity, and recuse themselves from cases in which they or their spouses have financial or other conflicts of interest.”
“President Biden and Vice President Harris look forward to working with Congress and empowering the American people to prevent the abuse of Presidential power, restore faith in the Supreme Court, and strengthen the guardrails of democracy,” the White House official said.
The op-ed is Biden’s first major policy move since he dropped the news earlier this month that he will not run in 2024.
