{"id":2338766,"date":"2024-09-09T14:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T18:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-embraces-supreme-court-term-limits-that-could-retire-thomas-by-2025-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-09T14:15:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T18:15:11","slug":"harris-embraces-supreme-court-term-limits-that-could-retire-thomas-by-2025-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-embraces-supreme-court-term-limits-that-could-retire-thomas-by-2025-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris embraces Supreme Court term limits that could retire Thomas by 2025 &#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\">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%2Fharris-embraces-supreme-court-term-limits-that-could-retire-thomas-by-2025-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=2338766&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 Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s recent\u200b campaign\u2064 proposal advocating for term limits for Supreme Court justices, which could potentially\u200c lead\u200c to the retirement\u2063 of Justice\u2063 Clarence \u2063Thomas by 2025, along with two\u200c other Republican-appointed justices\u2063 before the end\u2063 of the \u2062decade. \u200cThis \u200bpolicy initiative was unveiled ahead \u2062of a debate\u200c between\u2064 Harris and former President Donald Trump.\u200c The campaign highlights the need for\u200c reforms \u2062in the Supreme Court, particularly focusing on the impact of\u2064 justices\u200c nominated by Trump during his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&#8217;s campaign insinuates that\u2062 Trump&#8217;s\u200c appointments have weakened reproductive rights, with plans \u2063aiming to align with a broader\u200b strategy to replace multiple justices by 2029. Her proposed legislation, backed by Senator \u2062Sheldon Whitehouse, suggests imposing 18-year term limits\u200d on \u2064justices, \u200bwith new appointments every two years. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-few-contradictions-in-the-twisted-liberal-mind\/\" title=\"A Few Contradictions In The Twisted Liberal Mind\">legal experts warn<\/a>\u2064 that such changes may encounter significant constitutional\u200b challenges,\u200c as the\u2064 current judicial tenure is protected \u200cunder \u200dArticle \u20633 \u200bof the Constitution, \u200dwhich only \u2064allows for involuntary\u2062 removal through impeachment. The article emphasizes\u2064 the \u2063political ramifications of this proposal, noting \u2063that if\u2062 the Democrats regain control of Congress and the presidency, they \u200dcould potentially push the legislation through with a simple\u2062 majority.  <\/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\">Harris embraces Supreme Court term limits that could retire Thomas by 2025<\/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_1756364\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Harris-Walz campaign at last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3147228\/harris-policy-page-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted policy positions\">posted policy positions<\/a> on its website Monday, proposing a plan that would possibly result in the forced retirement of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a>&nbsp;Justice&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/clarence-thomas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clarence Thomas<\/a>&nbsp;by next year, along with two more Republican-appointed justices before the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>Released a day before Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> heads to the debate stage against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, the policy outline includes so-called commonsense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3142026\/supreme-court-future-hangs-in-balance-democrats-campaign-reform-promises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Supreme Court reforms<\/a> such as &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dems-block-gop-measure-to-prevent-expansion-of-the-supreme-court\/\" title=\"House Dems Block GOP Measure To Prevent Expansion Of The Supreme Court\">imposing term limits<\/a>.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s unclear how long Harris believes a justice should remain on the high court before he or she would be automatically forced into retirement, and her campaign dedicated more attention and detail on its website toward attacking Trump for the three justices he nominated during his single term in office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, April 23, 2021. Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, and Chief Justice John Roberts. (Erin Schaff\/The New York Times via AP, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump handpicked members of the United States Supreme Court to take away reproductive freedom &mdash; and now he brags about it,&rdquo; the campaign wrote, according to a section on her website under &ldquo;Restore And Protect Reproductive Freedoms.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, Harris&rsquo;s campaign has <a href=\"https:\/\/thedispatch.com\/newsletter\/dispatch-politics\/democrats-still-hope-to-remake-the-supreme-court-in-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reportedly<\/a> indicated her position is &ldquo;aligned&rdquo; with a more detailed plan to replace at least three Republican-appointed justices by 2029, according to a statement from her ally Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sheldon-whitehouse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sheldon Whitehouse<\/a> (D-RI) to the <em>Dispatch <\/em>last month.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-presidential-debate-live-updates-trump-harris-abc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE LIVE UPDATES: TRUMP AND HARRIS FACE OFF IN ABC SHOWDOWN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They have not gone so far as to say, &lsquo;We endorse your bill.&rsquo; They have said that your bills are precisely aligned with what we are talking about,&rdquo; Whitehouse said of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.senate.gov\/news\/release\/whitehouse-booker-blumenthal-padilla-introduce-new-supreme-court-term-limits-bill\/#:~:text=Supreme%20Court%20Biennial%20Appointments%20and,Court's%20full%20docket%20of%20cases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate Bill 3096<\/a>, also known as the Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act, which would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-ways-democrats-have-demanded-biden-reshape-the-supreme-court-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Four ways Democrats have demanded Biden reshape the Supreme Court - Washington Examiner\">impose 18-year term limits<\/a> for justices despite sitting lawmakers in Congress facing no such limits.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation calls for presidents to nominate and the Senate to confirm a new justice to the Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2446715\/senate-democrats-reignite-debate-over-supreme-court-justice-term-limits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>every two years<\/a>. Only the nine most recently appointed justices would sit for oral arguments, while the remaining justices would effectively maintain a semiretired status and participate in appellate cases as needed, such as in the event of a recusal.<\/p>\n<p>If Whitehouse&rsquo;s bill were enacted under Harris, she could replace Thomas in 2025, followed by Chief Justice John Roberts in 2027. If she won a second term, Justice Samuel Alito, author of the 2022 decision that overturned&nbsp;<em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>, would be the next in line for forced retirement.<\/p>\n<p>While passing such a bill would normally require a two-thirds vote, Whitehouse indicated Democrats could pass such legislation by a simple majority should they reclaim control of both Congress and the White House after the election.<\/p>\n<p>Legal experts have cautioned that Supreme Court term limits legislation would face an uphill battle toward passage because Article 3 of the Constitution suggests judges and justices shall retain their offices during &ldquo;good behavior,&rdquo; meaning they cannot be involuntarily replaced unless they are impeached in the House and convicted by trial in the Senate by a two-thirds vote.<\/p>\n<p>Whitehouse&rsquo;s bill is the most serious and comprehensive effort by Democrats so far to impose Supreme Court reforms via legislation, and it&rsquo;s unclear what other legislation or proposals addressing the Supreme Court Harris was referring to on her campaign website. Harris also said on the website that she would support imposing a binding ethics code on the justices.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As part of the rollout of policy items for the Harris-Walz campaign, the Democratic nominee also backed other controversial measures, such as the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act &mdash; two bills that Republicans have said could actually result in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2608791\/how-democratic-voting-rights-bills-go-beyond-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>less-secure elections<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2883733\/the-freedom-to-vote-act-is-remarkably-anti-voter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>censorship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>contacted two representatives for the Harris-Walz campaign and the office of Whitehouse but did not receive responses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1756364\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1756364\"}});<\/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>Harris supports Supreme Court term limits that could lead to Thomas&#8217;s retirement by 2025. The Harris-Walz campaign finally shared its policy positions on Monday, suggesting a plan that might force Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to retire next year, along with two other justices appointed by Republicans before the end of the decade. This announcement came just a day before Vice President Kamala Harris is set to debate former President Donald Trump. The proposed reforms include &#8220;imposing term limits,&#8221; although it&#8217;s unclear how long she believes justices should serve before being required to retire. Her campaign has focused more on criticizing Trump for his three judicial appointments during his presidency than detailing her own proposals.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign stated, \u201cDonald Trump selected members of the United States Supreme Court to undermine reproductive rights \u2014 and now he boasts about it,\u201d as part of her platform aimed at restoring reproductive freedoms. Reports suggest that Harris&#8217;s stance aligns with a more comprehensive plan aiming to replace at least three Republican-appointed justices by 2029, as indicated by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) last month.<\/p>\n<p>Whitehouse mentioned that while they haven&#8217;t explicitly endorsed his Senate Bill 3096 \u2014 which proposes 18-year term limits for justices \u2014 they are in agreement with its objectives. This legislation would require presidents to nominate and the Senate to confirm a new justice every two years, allowing only the nine most recently appointed justices to participate in oral arguments while others would take on semi-retired roles.<\/p>\n<p>If enacted under Harris\u2019s administration, this bill could see Thomas replaced in 2025 and Chief Justice John Roberts in 2027; if she secures a second term, Justice Samuel Alito would be next for mandatory retirement following his role in overturning Roe v. Wade.<\/p>\n<p>While passing such legislation typically requires a two-thirds majority vote, Whitehouse suggested Democrats could push it through with a simple majority if they regain control of Congress and the presidency after elections. However, legal experts warn that implementing term limits may face significant challenges due to constitutional provisions indicating judges can only be removed through impeachment processes.<\/p>\n<p>Whitehouse\u2019s proposal represents one of the most serious attempts by Democrats thus far at enacting Supreme Court reforms via legislation; however, it&#8217;s uncertain what additional measures or proposals regarding the court were referenced on Harris&#8217;s campaign website. Additionally, she expressed support for establishing an ethics code binding upon justices.<\/p>\n<p>As part of their policy rollout, the Harris-Walz campaign also endorsed other contentious initiatives like the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and Freedom to Vote Act\u2014bills criticized by Republicans as potentially compromising election security and promoting censorship<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2338767,"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\/09\/Kamala-Harris-in-New-Hampshire-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4021,32275,32315,10215,32076],"class_list":["post-2338766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-harris","tag-supreme-court","tag-term-limits","tag-thomas","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kamala-Harris-in-New-Hampshire-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338766","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\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}