{"id":2315843,"date":"2024-07-30T06:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T10:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-bidens-supreme-court-reform-push-might-play-on-the-campaign-trail-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T06:56:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T10:56:23","slug":"how-bidens-supreme-court-reform-push-might-play-on-the-campaign-trail-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-bidens-supreme-court-reform-push-might-play-on-the-campaign-trail-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"How Biden\u2019s Supreme Court reform push might play on the campaign trail &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-bidens-supreme-court-reform-push-might-play-on-the-campaign-trail-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2315843&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden has proposed three reforms to the Supreme Court, which are unlikely to pass due to Republican\u200c opposition. These proposals include curtailing presidential immunity, setting 18-year term limits for justices, and implementing\u2062 a \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-to-push-binding-supreme-court-ethics-code-bill-as-gop-balks\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats plan to advance a bill enforcing a binding ethics code for the Supreme Court, despite Republican opposition.\">binding ethics code<\/a> for the Court. Despite their \u200dlow chance of becoming law, Biden&#8217;s initiatives are seen as\u2064 politically advantageous for Democrats, particularly in rallying support \u2063around abortion rights following the Supreme Court&#8217;s reversal of \u200b*Roe v. Wade* \u200band other significant rulings. Democratic strategist Brad Bannon notes that this message \u2063ties critical issues\u200d to the Supreme Court&#8217;s decisions and can effectively engage voters. <\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s proposals are part of a \u200dbroader campaign\u2064 strategy, \u2062with Vice President Kamala Harris also voicing support for them, emphasizing the need\u200c for public confidence in the Court amidst ongoing ethical\u2063 concerns. Polls indicate that there is\u200b significant public concern over \u2062the Court&#8217;s perceived politicization and the importance of\u2062 abortion as an electoral issue \u2062in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-meets-with-key-donors-after-re-election-blowout-as-2024-speculation-swirls\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis Meets With Key Donors After Re-Election Blowout As 2024 Speculation Swirls\">upcoming 2024 presidential race<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">How Biden&rsquo;s Supreme Court reform push might play on the campaign trail<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s trio of proposed changes to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Supreme Court<\/a> stand next to no chance of becoming law. That doesn&rsquo;t mean they can&rsquo;t be useful for Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In recent years, extreme opinions at the Supreme Court has handed down have undermined long-established civli rights principles and protections,&rdquo; Biden said Monday in Austin, Texas. &ldquo;In 2022 the court overruled <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> and the right to choose. It had been the law of the land for 50 years. The following year the same court eviscerated affirmative action, which had been upheld or reaffirmed for nearly 50 years as well. And now there&rsquo;s an extreme movement and agenda called Project 2025.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Biden&rsquo;s proposals are &ldquo;dead on arrival&rdquo; in Congress, Biden shot back during his remarks that, &ldquo;I think his thinking is dead on arrival,&rdquo; exposing the political nature of the move.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s proposals are unlikely to pass by the end of his term in office next January. His idea to curtail presidential immunity, made following a recent case in which Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3065355\/trump-celebrates-supreme-court-immunity-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"was involved\">was involved<\/a>, would require a constitutional amendment to become law. That would mean passage by two-thirds of both chambers of Congress and three-quarters of state legislatures, which effectively means it will be impossible given Republican opposition.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s other two proposals, 18-year term limits for justices and a binding Supreme Court ethics code, could pass via the regular procedures of Congress, though Johnson has already vowed that they will not pass.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, Biden&rsquo;s message can prove useful for Democrats on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Supreme Court initiative is all about abortion,&rdquo; Democratic strategist Brad Bannon said. &ldquo;The best way for Democrats to use this is to remind voters that Trump picked three Supreme Court justices who made it possible to deny women reproductive rights.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Such a message is especially powerful now for two reasons, Bannon added. <\/p>\n<p>One reason is that most voters do not care about procedural details of Supreme Court justice selection and tenure, but they do care when it is tied to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-ways-to-save-the-modern-awards-show\/\" title=\"10 Ways To Save The Modern Awards Show\">hot-button issues<\/a> like abortion. The second reason is that new Democratic presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ffective campaigner\">Kamala Harris<\/a> has proven an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2921131\/kamala-harris-becomes-first-vice-president-abortion-clinic\/\" title=\"e\">e<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2921131\/kamala-harris-becomes-first-vice-president-abortion-clinic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ffective campaigner\">ffective campaigner<\/a> on the abortion issue.<\/p>\n<p>Harris quickly jumped on board to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3102465\/kamala-harris-supports-biden-supreme-court-reforms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"back Biden's effort\">back Biden&rsquo;s effort<\/a> Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Biden and I strongly believe that the American people must have confidence in the Supreme Court,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3102465\/kamala-harris-supports-biden-supreme-court-reforms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"she wrote\">she wrote<\/a>. &ldquo;Yet today, there is a clear crisis of confidence facing the Supreme Court as its fairness has been called into question after numerous ethics scandals and decision after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-comes-out-in-support-of-biden-supreme-court-reforms-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris comes out in support of Biden Supreme Court reforms - Washington Examiner\">decision overturning long-standing precedent<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s statement specifically referenced the <em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women&rsquo;s Health Organization <\/em>decision, about which she has been campaigning heavily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2589216\/kamala-harris-takes-lead-on-white-house-abortion-response-after-dobbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"since the midterm elections\">since the midterm elections<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 72% of registered voters believe that the politicization of the Supreme Court threatens judicial independence and 69% do not want Congress &ldquo;taking over and setting rules for judicial ethics,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/firstliberty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NationalPoll623Results-1.pdf\">according<\/a> to a poll from First Liberty Institute, which interviewed 1,100 voters. <\/p>\n<p>However, abortion is the top subject for 1-in-8 voters in the 2024 election, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2907515\/abortion-top-issue-2024-1-in-8-voters-new-poll-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according\">according<\/a> to a March poll from the healthcare policy think tank KFF. Many of those who feel strongly about the topic feel that abortion should be legal in all cases.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic senators were quick to back Biden as well, describing the reforms as needed to restore trust.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The rule of law is what separates democracy from other forms of government,&rdquo; Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) said. &ldquo;The proposals endorsed by the president today will strengthen the rule of law, and Americans&rsquo; faith in our democracy. I look forward to working with the president and my colleagues in Congress to pass this vitally important package into law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) was even more direct in invoking electoral consequences, saying, &ldquo;Donald Trump and his MAGA partners in the Republican caucus stole two seats and packed the court with partisan justices who are overturning decades of precedent to satisfy their deep-pocketed, right-wing, special interest benefactors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans did not entertain the proposals, dismissing them as an overtly partisan exercise that undermines rather than restores the court&rsquo;s role in the workings of government. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Supreme Court is under attack,&rdquo; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told reporters Monday. &ldquo;Prominent democrats say it must do what they want, and not what the laws and constitution require.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>National Review <\/em>columnist Dan McLaughlin went even further, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2024\/07\/kamala-harris-and-joe-biden-propose-their-own-january-6-for-the-courts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"calling\">calling<\/a> the proposal the &ldquo;January 6 for the court system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But Republican strategist John Feehery had the opposite take on Biden&rsquo;s proposal, saying the GOP is better to simply leave it alone. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ignore it,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Lame idea from a lame-duck president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Ramsey Touchberry contributed to this story<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>How Biden&#8217;s Supreme Court reform initiative could impact the campaign trail President Joe Biden&#8217;s three proposed changes to the Supreme Court are highly unlikely to be enacted into law. However, they may still serve a purpose for Democrats. &#8220;In recent years, the extreme rulings from the Supreme Court have eroded long-standing civil rights principles and protections,&#8221; Biden stated on Monday in Austin, Texas. &#8220;In 2022, the court overturned Roe v. Wade and the right to choose, which had been established for 50 years. The following year, this same court dismantled affirmative action that had been upheld or reaffirmed for nearly five decades. Now there is an extreme movement known as Project 2025.&#8221; House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) remarked that Biden\u2019s proposals are \u201cdead on arrival\u201d in Congress; however, Biden countered during his speech that he believes Johnson\u2019s perspective is \u201cdead on arrival,\u201d highlighting the political nature of this issue. It is improbable that any of Biden&#8217;s proposals will pass before his term ends next January. His suggestion to limit presidential immunity\u2014prompted by a recent case involving Trump\u2014would necessitate a constitutional amendment to become law, requiring two-thirds approval from both chambers of Congress and three-quarters from state legislatures; thus making it virtually impossible due to Republican opposition. While his other two proposals\u2014imposing 18-year term limits for justices and establishing a binding ethics code for the Supreme Court\u2014could theoretically pass through standard congressional procedures, Johnson has already pledged they will not succeed.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Biden&#8217;s message can be advantageous for Democrats during their campaigns. &#8220;The Supreme Court initiative primarily revolves around abortion,&#8221; said Democratic strategist Brad Bannon. He noted that reminding voters about Trump&#8217;s appointment of three justices who facilitated restrictions on women&#8217;s reproductive rights could resonate strongly with them now for two reasons: most voters are indifferent towards procedural aspects of judicial appointments but care deeply when linked to contentious issues like abortion; additionally, new Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has proven effective in campaigning on this topic and quickly expressed her support for Biden\u2019s efforts on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;President Biden and I firmly believe that Americans must have confidence in the Supreme Court,&#8221; she stated. &#8220;However today there exists a clear crisis of confidence regarding its fairness due to numerous ethical scandals and decisions overturning long-established precedents.&#8221; Harris specifically referenced the Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization ruling\u2014a subject she has actively campaigned against since midterm elections in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>According to a poll conducted by First Liberty Institute with 1,100 registered voters, nearly 72% believe politicization threatens judicial independence while 69% oppose Congress taking control over judicial ethics rules.<\/p>\n<p>Abortion remains paramount among one-eighth of voters heading into the 2024 election according to KFF polling data from March; many who feel strongly about it advocate for its legality across all circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic senators quickly rallied behind Biden as well; they characterized these reforms as essential for restoring public trust in governance.<br \/>\n&#8220;The rule of law distinguishes democracy from other forms of government,&#8221; asserted Sen.Mazie Hirono (D-HI). &#8220;The president&#8217;s endorsed proposals will reinforce both our legal system and Americans&#8217; faith in democracy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) was even more explicit regarding electoral implications: \u201cDonald Trump along with his MAGA allies effectively stole two seats while packing courts with partisan justices who are reversing decades-long precedents at behest of wealthy right-wing special interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republicans dismissed these initiatives outright as partisan maneuvers undermining rather than reinforcing judicial integrity within government operations.<br \/>\n&#8220;The Supreme Court faces an assault,\u201d Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told reporters Monday adding prominent Democrats insist it should act according their desires instead adhering laws or constitutional mandates.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>National Review columnist Dan McLaughlin went further labeling such proposals akin \u201cto January sixth events targeting judiciary systems.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Conversely Republican strategist John Feehery suggested ignoring them altogether stating simply:<br \/>\n\u201cLeave it alone\u2014it\u2019s merely another lame idea coming from a lame-duck president.\u201d<br \/>\nRamsey Touchberry contributed additional insights into this narrative surrounding how President Bidens\u2019 proposed reforms might influence upcoming electoral campaigns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2315844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/joe-biden-supreme-court.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,33933,5894,4353,32275],"class_list":["post-2315843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-campaign-trail","tag-politics","tag-reform","tag-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/joe-biden-supreme-court.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}