Biden says he’ll call for Supreme Court reform in final months in office

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Biden delivered remarks from the Oval Office outlining his decision not to seek reelection, his first on-camera remarks since making that announcement on Sunday. In addition to explaining why he is ending his candidacy, he listed off his priorities for his remaining time as president.

“And I’m going to call for Supreme Court reform, because this is critical to our democracy,” Biden said.

Multiple outlets have reported that Biden is considering proposals to establish term limits for Supreme Court justices and an enforceable ethics code for those on the high court.

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Ironically if he did that and appointed new liberal justices, there's a good chance the new Court would overturn this Court's decision, and he could be convicted of murder and probably violating several other federal laws for that act.

I think there is something in the constitution about not being able to charge someone criminally for something retroactively, that wasn't a crime at the time it was committed.

Found it! Article 1, section 9, clause 3.

Ex post facto is for if a new law is passed making something a crime, and the act was committed before its passage. This is all about interpretation of already passed law. It's basically the justices saying that this was against the law the whole time. Ex post facto doesn't apply here.

Kamala could pardon him. I don’t think very many of their voters would mind.

The president is currently above the law, so the constitution is as good as toilet paper.

Worth it.

but nothing, nothing can come in the way of saving our democracy

  • Joe Biden

Come on, Joe! Go out with a bang!

He'd be dead before the sentencing anyway. Take one for the team Joe!

Plus, it can't be that hard to defend him with some perfectly reasonable doubts. A jury wouldn't convict him for doing the right thing.

Also they’d have Kamala “Official Acts” Harris to deal with if they convicted him.

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