President Joe Biden has unveiled a long-awaited proposal for changes at the U.S. Supreme Court, calling to establish term limits and an enforceable ethics code.
It may well be a short term fix, but it is the only thing in Biden’s power to actually do. There is still a check on it via the approval of Congress, but the barrier there is far less than a constitutional amendment. Also a short term fix may well lead to reforms allowing a longer, more permanent fix to actually be accomplished. It’s a preferable solution to one that will never come. It’s also the only thing that can be done right now (except using Seal Team 6 to assassinate his political rivals).
It also didn’t seem to set a new precedent the last 7 times the number of justices was changed, even when it was changed to block or revert a ruling.
True, and it may honestly kind of convince-via-accelerationism the republicans to do reform if they see a democrat POTUS pack the courts with like 5 democrats lol
It may well be a short term fix, but it is the only thing in Biden’s power to actually do. There is still a check on it via the approval of Congress, but the barrier there is far less than a constitutional amendment. Also a short term fix may well lead to reforms allowing a longer, more permanent fix to actually be accomplished. It’s a preferable solution to one that will never come. It’s also the only thing that can be done right now (except using Seal Team 6 to assassinate his political rivals).
It also didn’t seem to set a new precedent the last 7 times the number of justices was changed, even when it was changed to block or revert a ruling.
True, and it may honestly kind of convince-via-accelerationism the republicans to do reform if they see a democrat POTUS pack the courts with like 5 democrats lol