Biden considers sweeping changes to Supreme Court
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- CBS News has learned President Biden is considering sweeping changes to the Supreme Court if reelected. The proposals include term limits for all nine justices, an enforceable ethics code and a constitutional amendment eliminating broader immunity for presidents and officeholders. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins to unpack the plan.
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The Supreme Court is the third branch of government. He needs a Constitutional amendment.
Exactly, and those are a little hard to come by.
Tell that to the 2nd Amendment, and the 8th and 1st, and well the whole damn bill of rights.
Question is, why is he so confident to propose these changes as if he already won by a landslide.
The is the equivalent to him saying hes considering asking Russia to go back to its borders. Funny to see how low the establishments slaves at cbs will sink to for clicks
@@Marinealverwhere do you get that from? He didn't say that.
Bottom line is, these changes are NEEDED. Term limits for judges AND CONGRESS!!!
@@Marinealvertroll much?
what we need is TERM LIMITS for congress !
Yes this! Career politicians are not healthy for the people.
Congress has the shortest term limit of all the three bodies of government . Check your local voting schedule.
So term limits in the SCOTUS wasnt good enough for you or are you selective in your rhtoric?
@@dragonssynbyington1516 I think then that those who fight most for you would have to leave for no other reason. So if you want to rein them in, terms isn’t the answer. Follow Matt Fritz approach and don’t accept corporate money. So make that the law instead.
@@ericgonzalez7092 for a reason
Members of Congress trying to sell the idea of term limits for the Court, when they don’t have term limits themselves, would be hilarious.
And blatantly unconstitutional
@@drewschumann1 How so?
@@CJinMono Look it up.
Hell, they won't even pass a law to limit themselves on insider trading!!
@@lilblackduc7312 I did, and nothing in the US Constitution explicitly states that justices are guaranteed lifetime appointments or that there can only be nine justices on the court.
I would rather see term limits for congress.
We can have both
can we get an age ceiling for candidates or should we just buckle up for the 2028 candidates seance?
The President nor the Congress has that kind of power independently. But they could implement term limits for Congress. Of course they NEVER will. Because this has become a career choice in this country when it was NEVER meant to be. This is also why both parties are all full up with corruption with the exception of a very small hand full.
@@nathanhoffman20000completely agree 💯%
@@Puritan1985agree 👍🏼
Will never pass congress. Sorry.
Who needs Congress? The president is king now.
@@GreezyKeithbingo
@@GreezyKeithyep totally agree 👍🏼
@GreezyKeith people who actually believe this is what it said is so cringe.
@@FlawlessP401 Why should Trump be the only one to break the law and get away with it?
Separate branches. He doesn't have the authority to dictate to another branch.
Judges should be chosen by a board of judges n not politicians ... period!
He does now. Where have you been?
Biden is signalling he would sign legislation establishing term limits and ethics reform. The 3rd item is a constitutional amendment.
@@GreezyKeith No he doesn't. It would take an amendment to do what he want's to do.....good luck with that.
His authority knows no bounds.
Biden can consider anything he likes. Talking congress into it is another matter. Biden wanting to dictate won’t fly.
He has the power now
@@AE-sy1pn but does he though? There is nothing that says he does.
@@AE-sy1pnHe doesn't have that power, and he doesn't have complete immunity..some of you are so uneducated it's scary that you vote.
@@robertlawrence9000have you heard of the Trump v United States of America decision? SCOTUS literally said the president can NOT be investigated or prosecuted for A N Y T H I N G he does as president.
@@jamietwigg5152 we will see
Term limits for congress not the Supreme Court. A Supreme Court Justice is a lifetime appointment.
Ain't gonna be term limits for Congress critters either. Congress would have to vote for term limits for themselves. Most Congress critters are aware this is the best gig they'll ever have and will NOT vote themselves out office.
@@thewaywardwind548were does it say that the voters can't enact a term limit.
yeah, but it shouldn't be. The current crop of 'justices' proves this.
@@gilbertlopez8285First, the people have to have the gumption to do something. Then they can inact terms.
So rules for thee and not for you?
“An enforceable ethics code” LOL so you mean “an arbitrary set of rules I can use to unseat justices I don’t agree with”, right?!
If you find a pubic hair on your coke you're out. If you get invited to boof a beer you're in.
no, what we mean is a code that when the justice is taking bribes like Thomas, Alito, AND others ( gorsuch) we can impeach them for it. But your a trumpy so you WANT legalized bribes, while not understanding how bad that is for 99% of the country.
Every other judge has enforceable codes of ethics. The s. court are the only judges that don't. Two of them have gotten out of control. A third judges wife makes her living getting lawyers in front of the s. court. Free fancy vacations, fishing trips, free houses for their mom, free RV, free private school education, etc. Those are bribes and they didn't recuse from the cases those corporations had before the court. That is conflict of interest.
Vote Biden/Blue all the way down the ballot. Biden is working for us. Our democracy. Our reproductive healthcare/IVF/birth control. Our Social Security/Medicare. Our planet. Trump is working for himself, his revenge and to stay out of prison.
An unelected SCOTUS and ethics....................THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A SECOND
@@nathanhoffman20000if you take over four million dollars in "gifts" from people with cases before the court... And then don't even report those "gifts" on your income statements or your taxes... Maybe you have ethical problems.
Desperation.
Not at all. This has been in the works for over a year.
You'd think Thomas was desperate the way he gobbled up loans, gifts, vacays, even spotlights. But alas he already gets a healthy paycheck, and access to the best health plans and care and pensions in the nation.🤷♂️
Take care 78yr old bye🎉🎉🎉🎉
What would be ironic, is the supreme court denying this.
Double the irony in fact that the Supreme Court decisions a few weeks ago actually grants Biden this.
@@lextacy2008even more ironic that the decision granting this was Trump v. The United States of America.
@@lextacy2008How exactly ❓🤔
We the people,not you elite liars
I’m not at all surprised if he actually said that. He says over and over about fighting for democracy, then does what he can to jeopardize it.
Um, did you think before posting? That SCOTUS itself is not about democracy, you do not vote ( democracy is voting) for SCOTUS member. He wants to clean up the blatant and obvious corruption, and degradation TO democracy that this scotus is doing.
Term limits is a good thing.
@@lookbovine for whom? And why?
@@lookbovine nope, they are not, they will increase the politicization.
Don't worry YT will delete this.
How on earth does this jeopardize democracy? The supreme court literally just issued an opinion that a US president is immune from any criminal consequences for "official acts," and that "official acts" cannot even be used as evidence for a larger crime. Donald Trump's conviction is at risk because some of the checks he wrote to pay off stormy daniels (it is a litigated fact that he did this) can't be used as evidence because he cut them in the oval office. Is that really a country you want to live in? What is wrong with you people?
He can consider growing a tail if he wants, doesn’t mean he can do it.
His plan, as they said, is to pursue constitutional amendments.
However, three weeks ago SCOTUS actually gave him the power to do anything he wants, constitutional or not, in the Trump v. United States of America decision.
Dictator talk
LITERALLY!!!! LLLLLLIIITTTTTEEREALLLLYYYY the Supreme Court grants this authority. Are you this dense?
Oh look, term limits. That includes Congress too right?
It shouldn't matter which side of the aisle you're on.
The Supreme Court is courted by big money.
The vast majority of citizens, hard-working Republicans and Democrats aren't being looked after with regard to rulings made by them. Big money "gift-givers" to members get favorable rulings that benefit them.
YOU'RE not their concern. That's not their role.
That’s 100% of DC the swamp.
They seem to be getting it right to me.
@@JMAC479then you are either a billionaire or are misinformed by a billionaire's "news" network.
@@user-zb9lv3gh8s I gather my news from multiple sources. I even check CNN, ABC and NBC, as well as foreign outlets.
Three separate and equal branches...
that all have abilities against each other to CHECK AND BALANCE. The current SCOTUS just gave away a HUGE amount of that power to the president.
With CHECKS AND BALANCES. The supreme court has put itself above any checks and balances, so they need to be reigned in.
@@user-zb9lv3gh8s i put that it placed the presidency above the C&B's but YT does not like my posts apparently. But I agree in spirit, just different letter.
I agree with this but we should already have all of these things FOR EVERY MEMBER CONGRESS as well as SCOTUS
TERM LIMITS FOR BOTH!!!
What I am hearing Biden say is, " You better vote for Trump"!
What?? Because he wants term limits??? You're insane.
Biden isn't doing anything. Whoever is pulling the strings is.
And why are they so confident that Biden will win to propose such changes?
@@Marinealverregardless of who wins, we need term limits for SCOTUS AND CONGRESS
THAT WOULD BE OBAMA!!
You think Biden would let anyone but him have control? No way is anyone pulling strings but him
This isn't Biden, he's too far gone to think this much. While he was in the corner playing with a spoon and Chocky Chocky chip, someone else put this idea in.
Either way, it's a good idea.
Biden hasn’t been able to consider anything in a long time
Who cares. This is a good move and a good start towards accountability.
@@user-zb9lv3gh8sHave you ever read the US Constitution ❓ because you seem lost & confused
I'm sure he thought of these sweeping changes between gaffes and falling down. You mean Obama considers sweeping changes
I support this… these 9 individuals are Government officials, not chosen Gods. Life appointments in the United States is unacceptable.
They’re removable for good cause genius 😂
Good luck of trying to get 38 states to approve an amendment change.
Consider exactly what he is saying in entirety and not just one specific thing you like. Also read why the decision was made in the first place to have no term limits. Also consider if this is just a cheap way to tilt the court temporarily or permanently. I am not support lifetime appoints necessarily but the reason chosen might be good but not obvious to you.
Tell us you have no idea what you're talking about without telling us...
@@thatsnotlegalI'd say taking over 4 million in "gifts" from billionaires with cases before the court - and not even reporting it - is good cause.
But the process is literally impossible. Something better needs to be enacted.
Term limits for congress
He needs to pass a cognitive test before doing anything.
Barack is reaching lol
"The Fundamental Transformation of America."
Yeah I know not stealing top secret docs n not wanting to give them back. Got it.
@@thefpvlife7785Biden as a Senator had 5 locations with Top Secret Documents He STOLE. As in Not authorized to Possess, Open or Read. Explain will ya !!? Selling them to China. Treason. Death Penalty.
That transformation happened three weeks ago when the six conservative judges on the Supreme Court gave the president unlimited power.
@@thefpvlife7785 Documents are more secure at Mara Lago then out in the garage next to the vet and broken lamp. Got it?
He is insane. Really he’s gonna go after one of the 3 power of government?
SCOTUS gave him the power to do that three weeks ago.
They didn't just give Trump unlimited power, they gave it to whoever is president.
And we're supposed to be fretting about Project 2025, whatever that is?
If your a home owner with no loan you are good. Everyone else that works, is losing their rights.
NO PROJECT 2025 DOESN'T EXIST! ONLY IN THE MINDS OF THE DEMOCRATS!!
😂😂WTF..FJB and the Demon RATS😂😂
Aww... scared that your precious court handing down decisions that fit your narrative will be gone🤣🤣
He does not have the authority to do so. Separation power prevents his disruptions to justice system.
The Supreme Court gave him this power three weeks ago. Pay attention.
Joe thinks he’s a dictator
The Supreme Court seems to agree with that assertion.
@@inquisitormalleus6435 the Supreme Court said limited immunity. They can’t order Seal Team 6 to take out an opponent. But I wouldn’t be surprised if Joe tries to, he’s getting desperate
His president!
Ur like or not
🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
Botski 🇷🇺
@@whjerts actually bud I suggest you READ the SCOTUS decision.... because if the president were to declare someone a national security threat... THen YES HE COULD ORDER SEAL TEAM 6 TO TAKE THEM OUT.
That is what YOUR guys lawyers said in court under oath. Not Bidens.
Whats the point, joe wont be re elected
So you're admitting that Joe 😊won in 2020.
Why, who can beat him, not Trump, he does not have the votes or the voters!
God help us all if they cheat him in again.
Thats above his pay grade.
Serious changes have to start somewhere. Why not with the President?
@@user-zb9lv3gh8s Because Joe doesn't wear the pants in the WH, or according to the US Constitution, that's why
@@user-zb9lv3gh8sHave you ever read the US Constitution ❓🤔 you seem lost & confused
I approve term limits for Supreme Court!
THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN!! IN THE CONSTITUTION NO ONE CAN TOUCH THE SUPREME COURT JUDGES!! THEY ARE IN FOR LIFE!!
I wonder if you will feel the same way if the Republicans win 12 years in a row like in the 80s & all of the Supremes were conservative thanks to your thinking, would you❓
Nope. There are three branches of government for a reason. Each serves as a check and balance.
One president not thinking he should be above the law as president. The other convicted felon, former president desiring to be a king. Vote Blue!
lol the executive is not in charge of the judicial. Unless of course a democrat is president.
I didn’t get my way so it must be reformed!
Which cases was Biden going to benefit from?
Which cases did DJT benefit from?
Why are you a traitor to America?
Didn't get my way, I am president regardless of the results?
So justices should be above the law then
The age-old question is: Who's watching the watchers?
Rich coming from someone in politics for over 50 years
Joe's gotta go.
Anything to give the government more power......legislation from the bench, pack the court, total executive power.....their idea of democracy 🤔
Yeah, this would *decrease* that kind of abuses.
I'm not getting my way so it needs to be changed!!! what a joke!!
Sounds suspiciously like trump to me! Wah, the election was rigged even though more than 60 judges ruled it was fair including federal judges!
Yes, Trump is a joke.
Sounds like the Democrats. If they can't get their way change the law. Kind of like a dictatorship?
@@GreezyKeith Keep coping. The whole world is kissing his arsh now. Your party is a joke and the ride is over. There is ZERO chance anyone on the left beats Trump.
@@GreezyKeithnot a very funny one.
Regardless, this country would be so much better off with term limits
Representatives in Congress are elected by their districts in their respective states. They have the shortest term limit out of all the three bodies of government. Representatives who are elected into Congress have a term limit of two years. EVERY TWO YEARS YOU CAN VOTE FOR A DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIVE IN YOUR DISTRICT. Senate officials have a a term of SIX years. Together, the house of representatives and the senate make up CONGRESS,the legislative branch. They draft and vote on laws to be implemented by our judicial system with the final approval through signature of the president. CONGRESS is made up of two different bodies. Lord have mercy 😅
Yea but as you see with Schumer and Pelosi and Feinstien when you own the district and have the same companies paying your campaigns year after year to push laws through for them you sit there for life, 2 terms and that should be it if there are limits. I think you don't understand what an election is and a term limit is. The President cannot serve more than twice so why should congress? Lord have mercy.
I think you are confused, Term limits would limit the length and amount of terms one could serve. The President can only be president twice, so why can Mcconnel, Graham, Shumer, Pelosi serve for life? Lord Have Mercy 😅
SCOTUS already has term limits. They can only serve 1 lifetime term.
FJB
Was he sleeping till now ? And why not Age limit for president?
The court is as farcical as Congress, there should have been term limits decades ago. The founders wrote the constitution in a very different time, that time has long past. We don't have the best and brightest justices we have professional politicians whom happen to also be judges being appointed for specific agendas and that's not the function of the court as outlined in the constitution, it's a mockery.
Another reason to not vote for FJB 🇺🇸
How is this a bad idea?
@@mt3shistory books kid
@@jeffdawson1243 so you can't explain lol.
Should never been lifetime appointments for any job, they're not God's
Not a thing he can do about it. You cannot change our Constitution Jettison Joe!
@@WhoWhatWhenandWhy technically he could.
You idiots made him king.
I think it’s Jill and a few others.
@@hamburgersmmmmmm Technically no he can't. I don't understand why you people have such strong opinions on things you don't understand..
@@DarkPassenger one thing I will NEVER understand is your cult mentality.
Be careful what you wish for Sleepy. Remember you will be out of office soon and treatment for Alzheimer's patients in prison may not be up to Nurse Jills level. Trust me, trustees in the infirmary wing will not be happy about changing your depends.
Trump 2024
I will vote Trump 100times
Dictator planning on dictating who is or isn’t being ethical. Sounds about like Joe from Scranton to me.
Did you watch the same video as me???
If so, what are you smoking?
@@user-zb9lv3gh8s Are you living on the same planet? I’m done trying to argue with anyone who thinks that man or anyone like him has anything good to offer this world. I feel sorry for you to an extent but really it’s more of a feeling of disappointment that one of my fellow Americans could be so lost. Turn off the propaganda long enough to realize you can’t afford your groceries for a reason and going after your political opponents in court like he has done isn’t ethical and frankly is stupid because it only makes them more popular. I think I’d despise him more if I were a democrat than I do as an anti leftist (wouldn’t dare call myself a full on republican either).
Play hard ball, the other side did and got the court they wanted.
He is off the charts. That would constitute a change in the Constitution. Insanity reigns within the minds of these rejects. Really?
Why do you think they’re called Amendments? There’s a few of them. Read up on it.
Wait a minute! Is there a way to change the Constitution? That's CRAZY!!?
If that were true, they would have done it at least 27 times by now!!!
Not super suspicious at all.
SCOTUS has been.
He may not understand that it would require a constitutional amendment. That will not happen.
Even if it didn't it's good guess SCOTUS would rule 9 to 0 it did 🤦♂
EXPAND IT!
Another dangerous idea by a nitwit.
HOW THIS LITERALLY THE BEST THING HE DONE LOL gotta be a bot
@@fugazy2656he hadn’t done it and he can’t do it
What is dangerous about this? Explain
Wrong and you're projecting again misogynist 😂
@@whjertsyes he will
Vote💙Vote Democracy💙
No one as president if over age of 70..how about that?
If he is re-elected. Big IF Joe, appoint 3 more. Why is California and Deleware fighting over dem power, it seems?
I love Joes old man walk!!! 😂. MEANWHILE, he's getting Sh*t DONE!!! Lol!! GO JOE GO JOOOOE!!! ITS YOUR WORK DAY! ITS A WORK DAY!!
I feel like he’s becoming a dictator
Well, maybe stop feeling and start reading. Knowing is half the battle. Go Joe!
becoming? Always been?
We don’t need to reform the Supreme Court we need to reform the current presidency.
So the constitution doesn’t explicitly state the justices have lifetime appointments.
Love it
And who is actually acting like a dictator?
The guy promising to be a dictator if elected 😂
Trying to get accountability for the SCOTUS is hardly "being a dictator"
Alexa, change President!
Term limits for congress when?
A day late with half proposals is how democrats lost our democracy. Please prove me wrong in November
When you can't win, cheat.
Not cheating
Agreed Biden or legislative branch can’t “just” change term limits because they want to.
If enforceable ethics codes are adopted for the Supreme Court, they should also apply to all courts and judges throughout the US, particularly when it comes to conflicts of interest.
Biden needs to be careful what he wishes for when it comes to elimination of broader presidential immunity…it may come back to bite him after he ends his term.
Why wait?
Because it's a lie.😂
The original SCOTUS wasn't about identity politics. They were supposed to be neutral and arbiters of the Constitution. When FDR started courting the idea of packing the courts with like minded people, that's when it really started going by the wayside. We shouldn't be appointing anyone based on party affiliation for those seats. There would be no need for any more discussion about the number of seats as this wasn't what the court was designed for.
The Constitution doesn't specify nine members, and FDR wasn't expanding the court for the fun of it, hecwas doing it because the 9 justices we had were so corrupt.
Learn some history
There's no way he would make those changes. Grasping at staws. He'll resign soon.
Oh ur from club 🎉
Hahahaha 🎪❓❌
@raishaferreira8099 I don't know what you mean. I for a president to not try to circumvent the checks and balances of our government /constitution. Biden is just trying to divert attention to anything other than his incompetency and the fact he is not running the white house.
The comments are nuts! Lots of people have never actually read the Constitution of the US, and that is blatantly clear by their comments. It's free to read online. Please do so.
Expand the court too.
trump: "I'll just keep giving power back to the states"
jo "well anyway" b!den: "I'M GONNA CHANGE THE GYATT DAMN CONSTITUTION!"
Congress is in republican control 😂😂😂. Joe is playing politics 😂😂😂😂😅😅😅. Wow sleepy joeee now making democracy threat 😂😂😂
Lol not going to happen. Nice try biden your on ur way out shortly. Few mor months of this freak show!
How about no! Mexicans for Trump!!
Constitutional amendment? not likely. Executive action?
That would be challenged in court.
God bless us all 😮
Too little too late
Who is the dictator now?
Go Uncle Joe!
Only thing Biden is considering is what flavor of ice cream he wants 😂
“A threat to democracy”
ALL PRESIDENTS already had that privilege, for a long time, as per the Constitution.
Yes please!
He can consider all he wants it’s not going to happen under him.
Good luck getting the votes lol
The FBI
~ Too Late, they already as Criminal as Mr Orange ~
Crying harder🤣🤡
Obama considers sweeping changes to the Supreme Court.