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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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[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Lock them up lock them up

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com -5 points 10 months ago

He can do fuck all about it by himself.

He is the lamest of ducks.

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Call for?

Can't he executive order it?

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[–] Hegar@fedia.io 239 points 10 months ago (18 children)

If I understand the supreme court correctly, Biden could just shoot Roberts, Alito and Thomas and call it court reform, right? That makes it an official act?

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

That's correct

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 26 points 10 months ago (2 children)

No, because he's not a Republican.

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[–] ignirtoq@fedia.io 152 points 10 months ago (10 children)

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.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 127 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] ignirtoq@fedia.io 88 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 38 points 10 months ago (4 children)

He can call for whatever he wants, but with a Republican house and less than 60 votes in the Senate, it goes nowhere.

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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago (5 children)

But he has no power to do that, right? Congress would have to go along, and the Supreme Court is not gonna just do it themselves.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 22 points 10 months ago

Yeah. Specifically, Mitch "too close to an election" McConnell would block the confirmation.

Or so I assume. I had to go see if he was still alive, because I hadn't heard from him in a while. Seems he got booed at the RNC.

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[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 59 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A modern day Cincinnatus, the Supreme Court just made him a consul and he just chose to go back to being a common man for the good of the republic.

If this plays out, he’ll go down in history books as the man who sacrificed himself to save Democracy.

[–] Todd_cross@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 10 months ago (3 children)

From what I understand Cincinnatus gave up his dictatorship because he just liked to farm, and while he was an effective and generally good leader, he just liked to farm.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 24 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Who wouldn't?

Out in the fresh air, soil in your hands, working the land to bring forth food.

Or

Court intrigue, back stabbing (literally sometimes), mountains of paperwork, assholes attacking your country at times. That shit would get old quick.

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[–] pikmeir@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (3 children)

But farming? Really? Man of your talents?

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[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 161 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I was hoping for that.

He's a lame duck now. That means he's free to pursue policies that will add to his legacy, and without having to give even the tiniest shit about what the establishment and the donor class might think about it.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 73 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Come on Biden. Go to fucking town. Let your legacy be crazy ass fights.

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[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 10 months ago

I agree in sentiment, but the lame duck doesn't start until November 6th. And we need to stop normalizing otherwise because the republicans have already weaponized it.

[–] Stanley_Pain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 54 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You can tell the repubes were

A. Caught of guard by this and

B. Have no idea how to handle it.

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