It underscores the fact that the Supreme Court's recent decisions have posed a grave threat to democracy and that the next president will have an opportunity to shape the court and, with it, the future of our democracy,
It is telling that Democrats want to change the system that has guided our nation since its founding simply because they disagree with some of the Court's recent decisions,
President Biden and I strongly believe that the American people must have confidence in the Supreme Court,
This nation was founded on the principle there are no kings in America,
It remains to be seen if this will be an effective campaign message for the Harris campaign heading into the election,
What we welcome is a debate,
Biden's proposals bundle some of the most popular reforms while avoiding some of the more politically divisive,
As many times as the president introduced legislation, or some ideas of how the direction of the legislation that's important to the American people, we see a healthy debate,
Biden and the Democrats are also playing the long game, looking in particular to make the court a campaign issue,
I know this is a controversial view, but I’m willing to say it. No provision in the constitution gives them the authority to regulate the supreme court – period.”
Christians … [i]n four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not going to have to vote.”
The thing that can be criticized is, you know, rules usually have enforcement mechanisms attached to them, and this one – this set of rules – does not.”
What is happening now is not normal, and it undermines the public's confidence in the court's decisions, including those impacting personal freedoms. We now stand in a breach,
I thank the President for bringing attention to the Supreme Court's ethical crisis,
Republicans not only aren't concerned with how SCOTUS functions — they quite like it,
That language is outdated and left over from the Trump Administration’s website. The point of view that presidents should be allowed to commit crimes without legal consequences, or that the Supreme Court can self-police conflicts of interest is outdated and hurting the American people and our Democracy,
Judges and Justices serve no fixed term — they serve until their death, retirement, or conviction by the Senate,
Instead, President Biden agrees with the wide range of Constitutional experts, many of whom are leading conservatives – including retired federal judges who were nominated by Republican presidents, Ronald Reagan’s solicitor general, and officers at the Federalist Society – who know that all of the goals mentioned on that page would be better met by 18-year term limits and a binding code of conduct for Supreme Court justices."
A nation’s understanding of itself is built on intangible things: stories and music, poems and language, habits and traditions. But it is also held in its artworks and artefacts, fragile objects that human hands have made and treasured,
If they avoid civilians and they avoid Beirut and its suburbs, then their attack could be well calculated,