July 18, 2024
President Joe Biden’s desperation is reaching near manic levels. And why wouldn’t it?
News reports suggest that the escalated time-frame for the Democrat National Convention to finish his nomination are being challenged and more and more Democrats are calling for him to drop out of the race. This on the heels of the worst debate performance in recent memory, and one of the best weeks that Former President Donald Trump has ever had in terms of favorability.
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So naturally, Joe does what Joe does best – he turns his fire elsewhere – in this case, the U.S. Supreme Court. According to the Washington Post, “President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to two people briefed on the plans.
He is also weighing whether to call for a constitutional amendment to eliminate broad immunity for presidents and other constitutional officeholders, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations.”
There’s one small issue that the President must overcome: a Constitutional Amendment.
One could forgive Biden for not knowing this or simply forgetting – but it matters a great deal given that his promise to do something this radical is basically dead-on arrival.
According to the White House’s own website: “An amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if two-thirds of the States request one, by a convention called for that purpose. The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification.”
Biden isn’t going to get anywhere close to that – not in an election year, and certainly not with a split, lame-duck Congress.
And even still, if he did manage to get the numbers, he’s going to have to alter existing language: “The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behavior, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.”
That last part about compensation is noteworthy, as their lifetime appointment is part of their office – again, according to the White House’s own website. Adjusting that mid-term with term limits can’t happen – and would only apply to future nominees in that case. And again, short of a Supreme Court Justice retiring in an election year, Biden doesn’t have any picks left to place.
His hatred for the Supreme Court is logical when you consider the two biggest losses of his Presidency – Roe v. Wade being reversed and Trump effectively being given Presidential immunity – happened because of Supreme Court rulings.
However, these thorns in his side – checks and balances on his mad power – aren’t going anywhere. He can’t pack the court and he can’t make changes. All he can do is seethe and make empty promises.
“A Democratic Party on the run returns to their bullying tactics as they openly attempt to manipulate the third branch of government – the judiciary – as they struggle to control the legislative and executive branches. This is not only a sign of their weakness and desperation, it also represents a threat to the balance of powers. Judges do not owe abortion-loving politicians a place to force their agenda, and President Biden who once was a leader on the Senate Judiciary Committee should be able to remember that a true threat to democracy happens when one party manipulates the rules to use the courts against their fellow citizens,” said Students for Life Action’s Kristan Hawkins.
And all the sleight of hand tricks in can’t hide his flailing Presidential campaign or fool Americans into forgetting one of the worst Presidential records in modern history.
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