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.

  • Nougat
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    152 months ago

    The first two of those will require constitutional amendments. That’s a years-long process.

    • @bestagon
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      242 months ago

      Better get started then

      • @irreticent
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        22 months ago

        The best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago. The second best time is today.

        They need to get on it!

    • aname
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      72 months ago

      Hopefully Kamala would continue that process

    • I'm back on my BS 🤪
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      62 months ago

      Not really. There’s a popular vote interstate compact that is designed to bypass a constitutional amendment. Basically, the law says that once enough states agree to it, meaning to total electoral votes reaches 270, their votes go for whichever candidate won the popular vote.

      • Nougat
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        32 months ago

        I am well familiar with that one, but that is a state-level endeavor, and I’m not sure that Biden, as a federal office-holder, should be involved in that.