President Joe Biden is reportedly preparing to propose several constitutional amendments aimed at reforming the U.S. Supreme Court.
During his address from the Oval Office on Wednesday, where he announced he would not seek reelection, Biden stated that one of his top priorities in his remaining time in office would be to implement changes to the High Court.
The president also expressed support for an amendment to reverse the court’s decision in former President Donald Trump’s immunity case.
The Post Millennial noted that Biden’s remarks come after the Supreme Court issued several rulings that have clashed with the left’s priorities, including decisions on student loan forgiveness and abortion.
In his address, Biden emphasized the importance of Supreme Court reform for democracy.
“I’m going to call for Supreme Court reform because this is critical to our democracy,” Biden said.
“I will keep working to ensure America remains strong and secure and the leader of the free world,” he added.
Politico reported that Biden’s proposal will likely include initiatives such as establishing term limits for justices on the High Court and enforcing a code of ethics. Additionally, the president is expected to advocate for an amendment to limit immunity for presidents and elected officials.
This proposal follows the Supreme Court’s ruling in July that presidents cannot be prosecuted for “official acts” committed during their tenure.
Biden criticized the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Trump immunity case.
“This decision today has continued the court’s attack in recent years on a wide range of long-established legal principles in our nation, from gutting voting rights and civil rights to taking away a woman’s right to choose, to today’s decision that undermines the rule of law of this nation,” the president said.
In an NBC News interview earlier this month, Biden described the court’s decision as “terrible.”
“I think the Supreme Court made a terrible decision,” he said. “I would argue, if you check, surveyed constitutional scholarship, they seem out of touch with what the founders intended.”
As the Post Millennial pointed out, implementing term limits for justices would require Congress to draft an amendment. This process requires the approval of two-thirds of the members in both the House and Senate.
After Congress approves an amendment, it must be ratified by 38 states to become official.
Given the complexity of the process, it is unlikely to pass. The last time an amendment was added to the Constitution was in 1992.
Several conservative commentators reacted to Biden’s call to reform the High Court on X, describing it as “terrifying.”
“The most important & terrifying part of Biden’s Oval Office address was his call for Supreme Court reform,” wrote the Blaze’s Glenn Beck. “SCOTUS is SHRINKING the size of the government & returning power to the people. So, Biden punishes it?! This is anti-Republic and anti-Democratic.”
“Biden now wears inch-thick orange make-up after looking like a corpse in his June 27 debate,” said New York Times bestselling author Jim Rickards. “He wants Supreme Court reform ‘because this is critical to our democracy.’ That’s from the guy who just got ousted in a non-democratic coup d’etat. What a joke.”