“Are not above the law”: Biden proposed abolishing immunity for former US presidents

“Are not above the law”: Biden proposed abolishing immunity for former US presidents Sofia Rozhik

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Earlier, the US Supreme Court granted presidents broad immunity from prosecution for crimes they commit in office. US President Joe Biden is asking for this decision to be overturned.

Biden believes that neither the president nor the Supreme Court are above the law. He called for working to restore the trust of Americans.

Biden proposes 'three bold reforms'

President Biden and Vice President Harris hope to work with Congress to prevent abuse of presidential power and restore faith in the Supreme Court.

The White House explained that “recent ethics scandals” involving some judges have raised public doubts about the fairness and independence “necessary for the Court to faithfully fulfill its mission to ensure justice for all Americans.”

Given this crisis of confidence in democratic institutions, Biden called for “three bold reforms.”

In particular, this involves lifting immunity for crimes committed by former presidents while in office.

President Biden shares the Founders’ belief that the President’s power is limited, not absolute, and ultimately lies with the people. He calls for a constitutional amendment that makes clear that no president is above the law or immune from prosecution for crimes committed while in office. The “No One Is Above the Law” amendment would make it clear that the Constitution does not grant any immunity from federal criminal prosecution, trial, conviction, or sentence based on a president's prior tenure in office, the White House said in a statement.

Biden also called for limits on the Supreme Court.

“The United States is the only major constitutional democracy that provides lifetime tenure to its highest court justices. Limits on the terms would help ensure some regularity in the Court's membership; make the timing of the Court's nominations more predictable and less arbitrary; and reduce the likelihood that any one presidency would exert undue influence on future generations. President Biden supports a system under which the president would nominate a justice every two years who would spend eighteen years on active service on the Supreme Court,” the White House said in a statement. USA.

The last thing Biden is demanding is a mandatory code of conduct for the Supreme Court. He believes that Congress should adopt mandatory standards of conduct and ethics that require judges to “disclose gifts, refrain from public political activity, and recuse themselves from cases in which they or their spouses have financial or other conflicts of interest.”

“Supreme Court justices should not be exempt from the current code of conduct that applies to all other federal judges,” the White House concludes.