Staff Reports
In a move that surely underscores his political ineffectiveness, President Joe Biden has recently set his sights on the U.S. Supreme Court, armed with the misguided notion of term limits for justices. The timing is rather amusing, considering he just dropped out of the 2024 presidential race. With Vice President Kamala Harris by his side, Biden has launched a full-scale assault on one of the key pillars of American democracy, cleverly masquerading it as “reform.”
In an overzealous attempt to reconfigure the Court to match a more progressive narrative, Biden penned an opinion piece in the Washington Post, suggesting that justices should have term limits similar to those imposed on presidents nearly 75 years ago. He argues that these limits would introduce a misguided regularity into nominations, apparently believing that a constant churn of justices is better than the established wisdom and stability that comes with life appointments. One has to wonder if Biden would also favor frequent changes in other critical institutions simply for the sake of change.
Biden Unveils Radical Plan to Reform the Supreme Court
https://t.co/NyMxtZpg1L— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 29, 2024
The crux of Biden’s proposal is a rather fantastical vision where every president gets to appoint a new justice every two years, allowing each administration to shift the judicial landscape according to their whims. This isn’t just reform; it’s an attempt to neuter the conservative majority on the Court, which has been a thorn in the side of liberal aspirations. Biden’s plan would effectively transform the current 6-3 conservative advantage into a flimsy 5-4 liberal edge, indicating that the real objective here is not about ethics or democracy but about raw power.
It’s almost comical how Biden and his supporters are branding this harebrained scheme as a way to “protect democracy.” A constitutional scholar aptly pointed out that this is nothing more than a Democrat-driven campaign to dismantle a Supreme Court they can’t seem to control. The assertion that this proposal is about curbing undue influence ignores the glaring hypocrisy found in the Democrats’ own dealings—because let’s be real, if the Democrats were truly serious about ethics, they’d start by exposing their own affiliation with lobbyists and big-money donors.
Furthermore, Biden’s proposal may well be a desperate play at a time when Harris, his chosen successor, trails significantly behind Trump in the race for the White House. The rapid fire of liberal criticism directed towards the Supreme Court, now labeled as a “threat to democracy” by Senate Democrats, reeks of desperation more than conviction. It appears Biden and Harris are in a fight not just for policy but for relevance as they attempt to tighten their grip on a Court that has upheld principles of justice that they seem so keen to rewrite.
As federal law dictates that the only way to impose such term limits is through a constitutional amendment, this latest ploy by the Democrats only serves to highlight their disregard for the rule of law and their desire to impose a system that benefits them alone. With each point in Biden’s so-called reform agenda, one clear message emerges: when faced with a Court that defends constitutional integrity, their solution isn’t to compromise or persuade but to bulldoze their way to power, dismantling foundational aspects of governance in the process.
