Kamala Harris on Monday endorsed a new proposal to make major changes to the United States Supreme Court by instituting term limits and a more binding, enforceable code of ethics for the Court’s nine justices.
“These popular reforms will help to restore confidence in the Court, strengthen our democracy, and ensure no one is above the law,” Harris said.
The first proposal would establish term limits for justices, who since the nation’s founding, have served lifetime appointments. Instead, under the Biden-Harris proposal, justices would serve 18-year terms, and the president would appoint a new justice every two years.
Biden’s second plan – a more binding, enforceable ethics code for the justices — would require them to disclose gifts received, to refrain from any public political activity, and to recuse themselves from any cases in which they or their spouses have a conflict of interest, financially or otherwise.
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