US president also to seek constitutional amendment to limit immunity for presidents and various officeholders

US president also to seek constitutional amendment to limit immunity for presidents and various officeholders

Joe Biden will announce plans to reform the US supreme court on Monday, Politico reported, citing two people familiar with the matter, adding that the US president was likely to back term limits for justices and an enforceable code of ethics.

Biden said earlier this week during an Oval Office address that he would call for reform of the court.

He is also expected to seek a constitutional amendment to limit immunity for presidents and some other officeholders, Politico reported, in the aftermath of a July supreme court ruling that presidents have broad immunity from prosecution.

Biden will make the announcement in Texas on Monday and the specific proposals could change, the report added.

  • stoly@lemmy.world
    32·
    3 months ago

    Age discrimination. Term limits or length of service would be more fair.

    • Sarmyth@lemmy.world
      4·
      3 months ago

      Age discrimination is codified. Minimum president age is 35, senator is 30, and congressperson is 25. No reason for it but age discrimination. If we can’t put a ceiling they need to remove the floor.

    • Valmond@lemmy.world
      31·
      3 months ago

      Yeah dude, electing some 30 yo who can just sit and wreck havoc for 60 years, where’s the logic behind that?

      • stoly@lemmy.world
        3·
        3 months ago

        I’ll be honest: I don’t know what you’re saying here. Can’t tell if you’re agreeing or disagreeing with me.

        • Valmond@lemmy.world
          21·
          3 months ago

          Term limits are more fair, basically. So I agree with you. Hence the “yeah” 😋

    • LizEnglish
      21·
      3 months ago

      It’s my understanding that term limits actually end up making for a worse government, because then you end to with a higher fraction of people who are new at their job. Like any other high-skill job, it can take a year or more before you start to get good at what you’re supposed to be doing. Too many freshman means there’s less continuity and stability in the government.

      But this is all just a vague understanding, I haven’t read up on it intentionally.

      • untorquer@lemmy.world
        21·
        3 months ago

        Well without them you end up with highly skilled populous fascists instead of mediocre ones. So what we have too much of already. I’d rather have new ideas with an underskilled attempt to accomplish them than the status quo expertly shifting the overton window to the right. Some instability can be good when the alternative is a set of dynasties focused on their own benefit at the express detriment of others.