At a public engagement in Austin, Texas, President Biden warned that U.S. courts were being weaponized to push an “extreme and unchecked” conservative agenda, and he said he would push for legislation that would reform the Supreme Court, including imposing term limits and creating an enforceable code of ethics for the justices.
The proposal, which would require congressional approval, has little hope of success in a Republican-controlled House and a divided Senate. In a social media post, Speaker Mike Johnson called the proposal “dead on arrival” in the House.
Democrats argue that Americans are broadly concerned about the inner workings of a court that has swung to the right since 2020. Recent polls show that the Supreme Court’s approval rating is at a historic low and that a majority of Americans believe the court’s decisions are driven by ideology.
For more: See how the current Supreme Court would look under Biden’s term-limit plan.
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