Staff Reports
President Joe Biden’s recent proposals for the Supreme Court might as well be labeled “The Last Hoorah of a Lame Duck” given the audacity and improbability of these suggestions. Legal experts have been quick to point out that these ideas are more about political theatrics than genuine reform, serving as a parting shot at an institution the Left loves to loathe whenever it isn’t bending to their will.
Biden seems to have donned the hat of a courtroom crusader, proposing term limits for justices, a binding ethics code for the judges, and a “No One Is Above the Law Amendment” aimed at overturning recent rulings favorable to Donald Trump, particularly surrounding presidential immunity. Yet, as this administration nears its finish line, these notions are destined to be as effective as a screen door on a submarine—a nice idea, just utterly impractical. The amendment process is convoluted, requiring overwhelming bipartisan support across state lines, which Biden’s merry band of Democrats is hardly known for.
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The Supreme Court has recently issued some decisions that have left leftists fuming, such as the overturning of Roe v. Wade and a decisive body blow to affirmative action in college admissions. Apparently, these outcomes have prompted Democrats to label the Court as a right-wing cabal out to wreck their social justice utopia. However, a closer examination of the Court’s recent rulings reveals that half of the 22 cases decided on a 6-3 split didn’t even play out along predictable ideological lines. Talk about a plot twist that doesn’t fit the crazy narrative pushed by many on the Left.
Among the more ludicrous proposals is that of establishing an 18-year term for justices, with the president nominating replacements every two years. This appears to be Biden’s way of saying, “Let’s make everything more predictable—except when it comes to my party’s turn to manipulate the Court.” Critics of this proposal have noted that term limits are a solution searching fervently for a problem that doesn’t really exist. Furthermore, the push for more frequent confirmation hearings would likely make the already contentious political processes even more of a circus—a thought that could amuse even the most cynical observer.
Biden also insists that the high court is experiencing an “ethics crisis,” a claim that many see as merely a facade to target justices like Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. The focus on supposed ethical lapses has intensified particularly after left-leaning agencies sought to uncover any impropriety they could find, suggesting that critics simply can’t accept when the judicial system renders decisions unfriendly to their agenda. What’s more, the notion that a new judicial ethics code would clear up partisanship could be the most naïve proposal of all. In reality, it’s merely a tool through which Democrats could launch frivolous complaints aimed at putting conservative justices on the defensive.
Ultimately, it appears Biden’s attempts to overhaul the Supreme Court might be more smoke and mirrors than anything substantive. As Biden prepares to exit the political stage, his unlikelihood of reshaping one of the nation’s most respected institutions speaks volumes about the precariousness of his position and the impracticality of invariably partisan proposals.
