{"id":2315858,"date":"2024-07-30T07:37:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T11:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-supreme-court-term-limits-give-some-senate-democrats-pause-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T07:42:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T11:42:35","slug":"bidens-supreme-court-term-limits-give-some-senate-democrats-pause-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-supreme-court-term-limits-give-some-senate-democrats-pause-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s Supreme Court term limits give some Senate Democrats pause &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fbidens-supreme-court-term-limits-give-some-senate-democrats-pause-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=2315858&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>The article discusses President Joe Biden&#8217;s proposal to reform the Supreme Court, which includes significant changes such as enforceable ethics rules, a constitutional amendment to revoke presidential immunity, \u200band introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-push-for-18-year-term-limits-for-scotus-justices\/\" title=\"Democrats Push for 18-Year Term Limits for SCOTUS Justices\">18-year term limits<\/a>. This last aspect, especially the proposed term limits allowing for new appointments every two years, is\u200d proving contentious. Some vulnerable Senate Democrats, including Tammy Baldwin and Jon Tester, appear hesitant to endorse this specific measure as they navigate their re-election bids in\u2064 competitive races. While they \u2063expressed support for \u200bthe ethics reforms in light \u2062of recent controversies surrounding justices like Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, they have not committed to the more controversial term limits or amendments.\u200c Baldwin noted growing \u2062public distrust in the Supreme Court following its decision to overturn \u200dRoe v. Wade.  <\/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\">Biden Supreme Court term limit bid gives some at-risk Senate Democrats pause<\/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<div id=\"Brid_1716786\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A component of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3102269\/biden-lays-out-supreme-court-reform-agenda-final-days-presidency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden&rsquo;s proposal\">Joe Biden&rsquo;s proposal<\/a> to alter Supreme Court operations is making some of the most vulnerable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate Democrats\">Senate Democrats<\/a> hesitant to endorse it.<\/p>\n<p>The plan&rsquo;s unveiling came in the final months of Biden&rsquo;s presidency and is meant to energize the base with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3102415\/biden-lays-out-plan-reform-supreme-court-waning-days-presidency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"trio of changes\">trio of major changes<\/a>: enforceable ethics rules, a constitutional amendment to reverse presidential immunity, and 18-year term limits, to allow a new appointment to the nine-member court every two years.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doug-burgum-announces-he-will-not-seek-3rd-term-as-north-dakota-governor\/\" title=\"Doug Burgum will not run for a third term as North Dakota Governor\">term limits measure<\/a> is the one that is proving most controversial, and Democrats in tough reelection bids avoided endorsing it Monday. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Monday evening she&rsquo;s &ldquo;still evaluating&rdquo; the term limits element, and Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) said he&rsquo;d yet to look at that portion.<\/p>\n<p>Both Democrats are among those in battleground Senate races this November that could determine Senate control. Tester&rsquo;s contest is rated a &ldquo;toss-up&rdquo; by nonpartisan election forecasters, while Baldwin&rsquo;s is &ldquo;lean Democrat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Neither elaborated on the term limits or constitutional amendment for presidential immunity. But they did offer full-throated approvals of the ethics code in the wake of a series of controversies involving conservative justices being accused of having conflicts of interest over gifts and ties to GOP activists.<\/p>\n<p>Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have been at the center of accusations by Democrats of ethical violations &mdash; Thomas for failing to disclose gifts from wealthy conservative friends and Alito for his wife&rsquo;s association with right-wing groups or movements. Both have defended their impartiality and declined to recuse themselves from cases tied to former President Donald Trump and the Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In Wisconsin, people have really lost faith in the Supreme Court [with] the <em>Dobbs <\/em>decision reversing so many years of precedent,&rdquo; Baldwin said, referring to the high court&rsquo;s ruling that overturned <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>. &ldquo;But the ethics scandals, the idea that these folks are compromising themselves in conflict by taking yachts and whatever, they want to see ethics reform. We have to restore the trust of the people in Wisconsin in the Supreme Court.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tester said that &ldquo;everybody, regardless of what branch of government you&rsquo;re in &mdash; you need to serve by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-already-having-to-deal-with-ethical-headache-created-by-kamala-harris-niece-report\/\" title=\"White House Already Having To Deal With \u2018Ethical Headache\u2019 Created By Kamala Harris\u2019 Niece: Report\">highest ethical standards<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden on Monday assailed the Supreme Court&rsquo;s current ethics pledge as &ldquo;weak and self-enforced.&rdquo; He said his proposal would make justices &ldquo;required to disclose gifts, refrain from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-lays-out-plan-to-reform-supreme-court-in-waning-days-of-his-presidency-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden lays out plan to \u2018reform\u2019 Supreme Court in waning days of his presidency - Washington Examiner\">public political activity<\/a>, and recuse themselves from cases in which they or their spouses have financial or other conflicts of interest.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris endorsed Biden&rsquo;s plan, as the presumptive Democratic nominee kicks her presidential campaign into overdrive with less than 100 days before voters hit the polls. <\/p>\n<p>But the proposal has no viability in a divided Congress, and it remains to be seen whether Senate Democrats will coalesce around the framework as they fight on the campaign trail to hold their one-seat majority.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1716786\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1716786\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/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>Biden&#8217;s proposal to implement term limits for the Supreme Court is causing hesitation among some vulnerable Senate Democrats. This plan, introduced during the last months of Biden&#8217;s presidency, aims to invigorate his support base with three significant changes: enforceable ethics rules, a constitutional amendment to eliminate presidential immunity, and 18-year term limits that would allow for a new appointment every two years on the nine-member court. The term limit aspect has sparked considerable controversy, leading Senate Democrats facing tough reelection campaigns to refrain from endorsing it. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) mentioned she is &#8220;still evaluating&#8221; this part of the proposal, while Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) stated he hasn&#8217;t reviewed it yet. Both are involved in competitive Senate races this November that could influence control of the chamber; Tester&#8217;s race is considered a &#8220;toss-up,&#8221; while Baldwin&#8217;s leans Democratic. They did not provide details on their stance regarding term limits or presidential immunity but expressed strong support for ethics reforms following controversies involving conservative justices accused of conflicts of interest related to gifts and connections with GOP activists. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have faced allegations from Democrats regarding ethical breaches\u2014Thomas for not disclosing gifts from wealthy conservative associates and Alito due to his wife&#8217;s ties with right-wing organizations. Both justices have defended their impartiality and refused to recuse themselves from cases linked to former President Donald Trump and the Capitol riot incident.<\/p>\n<p>Baldwin noted that public trust in the Supreme Court has diminished in Wisconsin due to decisions like Dobbs that overturned longstanding precedents such as Roe v. Wade, emphasizing a need for ethics reform to restore faith in the institution. Tester echoed this sentiment by stating that all government officials should adhere to high ethical standards.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Biden criticized the current ethics pledge of the Supreme Court as &#8220;weak and self-enforced,&#8221; asserting that his proposal would require justices to disclose gifts, avoid public political activities, and recuse themselves when they or their spouses face financial conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris backed Biden\u2019s initiative as she ramps up her campaign ahead of upcoming elections less than 100 days away. However, given Congress&#8217;s divided nature, it&#8217;s uncertain whether Senate Democrats will unite around this framework while campaigning fiercely to maintain their slim majority<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2315859,"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\/Supreme_Court_Laws_673829304.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,32275,32315],"class_list":["post-2315858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-supreme-court","tag-term-limits"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Supreme_Court_Laws_673829304.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315858","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}