Biden to call for Supreme Court changes, end to presidential immunity

The White House has unveiled President Joe Biden’s proposal for changes within the Supreme Court. He’s asking Congress to establish a term limit and ethics code for the nine justices.

He’s also asking lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment that would limit his own power. In a speech set for Monday afternoon, July 29, the president will officially call for an amendment saying former president’s do not have any immunity from federal criminal indictments, trials convictions, or sentencing, according to white house officials.

This comes after the Supreme Court ruled former presidents have immunity from prosecution for official acts committed while in office.

Biden laid out his proposal in an op-ed in the Washington Post on Monday.

“This nation was founded on a simple yet profound principle: no one is above the law,” Biden wrote. “Not the President of the United States. Not a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. No one.

“We can and must prevent the abuse of presidential power. We can and must restore the public’s faith in the Supreme Court. We can and must strengthen the guardrails of democracy.”