According to the Washington Post, Democrats are exploring ways to respond to the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity, including by expanding the number of seats on the bench.
The Supreme Court ruled on former President Donald Trump's immunity appeal on Monday, finding that a president is immune from criminal prosecution for “official duties” performed while in office. Democratic Representative Joseph Morrell of New York is expected to soon propose a constitutional amendment that would deny the president total immunity, while Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Tina Smith of Minnesota are promoting legislation to increase the number of justices to 13. according to To the post.
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced her intention to introduce articles of impeachment against the Supreme Court justices on Monday, calling the ruling an “assault on American democracy.”
“The Supreme Court has become embroiled in a corruption crisis that is out of control,” she said. I have written About X.
The Supreme Court is embroiled in a corruption crisis that is out of control.
Today's ruling is an attack on American democracy, and it is the responsibility of Congress to protect our nation from this authoritarian rule.
I intend to file articles of impeachment when I return home.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 1, 2024
Markey, Warren, Smith Reintroduction In March of that year, the Judiciary Act of 2023 was passed with the goal of expanding the Supreme Court. According to a press release from Rep. Markey at the time, lawmakers argued that expanding the number of seats was necessary due to the low public trust in the Supreme Court and to counter Republican lawmakers who “have already adopted a far-right approach to the judicial process, ignoring norms and precedents.”
Democrats have previously sought to add more seats to the Supreme Court but have been unsuccessful.
“This Supreme Court is undermining the foundations of our democracy,” Warren wrote on X on Tuesday. “Congress must restore balance by adding more justices to the Supreme Court.”
Our current Supreme Court is undermining the foundations of our democracy, and Congress must restore balance by adding more Justices to the Supreme Court.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) July 2, 2024
The Democratic Party is also reportedly considering imposing term limits on Supreme Court justices. postSimilar efforts We're screwed Moving forward, Article 3 of the Constitution Imply Judges are appointed for life. (Related: Jack Smith and Fani Willis have “little left” to say to Trump after immunity ruling)
“This is a dark day for American democracy,” said Rep. Dan Goldman of New York. press release Following Monday's ruling.”[T]His ruling will likely be the final nail in the coffin of this lawless Supreme Court's claim to institutional legitimacy.”
Goldman Introduced The Supreme Court Ethics Investigation Act was passed in June, which will establish an “investigative body” at the Supreme Court to “ensure transparency and accountability by thoroughly investigating suspected ethical violations” as well as appointing an ethics adviser.
“If Speaker Mike Johnson does not introduce my Supreme Court Ethics Review Act and establish an independent ethics committee and investigative body within the Supreme Court, he too will be abdicating from his responsibilities to the Constitution and the American people,” Goldman wrote on Monday.
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