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Joe Biden Proposes Supreme Court Term Limits and Reform: ‘What’s Happening Now Isn’t Normal’
Kamala Harris endorsed the president’s reform plan on Monday, writing that the changes “will help restore confidence in the Court” and ‘strengthen our democracy”

President Joe Biden revealed his vision for the Supreme Court on Monday, July 29, announcing a three-part reform plan that he would like to see Congress implement.

“I served as a U.S. senator for 36 years, including as chairman and ranking member of the Judiciary Committee. I have overseen more Supreme Court nominations as senator, vice president and president than anyone living today. I have great respect for our institutions and the separation of powers,” Biden wrote in an op-ed for The Washington Post.

“What is happening now is not normal, and it undermines the public’s confidence in the court’s decisions, including those impacting personal freedoms,” he continued. “We now stand in a breach.”

The first part of Biden’s plan addresses a July 1 Supreme Court decision, which ruled that Donald Trump and other U.S. presidents enjoy absolute immunity from crimes committed while in office.

“If a future president incites a violent mob to storm the Capitol and stop the peaceful transfer of power — like we saw on Jan. 6, 2021 — there may be no legal consequences. And that’s only the beginning,” Biden wrote.