By Ashlee BanksSpecial to the AFROPresident Joe Biden has revealed his plan to reform the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to restore balance and fairness to the court.President Joe Biden hopes to work with Congressional members to restore balance and fairness to the U.S. Supreme Court
Credit: AP Photo/Jacquelyn MartinThe Democratic leader is proposing a “No One is Above the Law Amendment” which will ensure that U.S. presidents are not immune from prosecution for committing crimes while in office.& & Biden is also seeking term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices, contending that the U.S. is the only major constitutional democracy that has given lifetime appointments to justices.& He believes Supreme Court judges should be appointed every two years to lessen the chance of a single president being able to appoint several justices to the court, like in the case of former President Donald Trump, who was able to appoint three Supreme Court justices to the bench during his one term in office.Lastly, the president would like for justices to adopt a binding code of conduct to help restore trust and accountability to the U.S. Supreme Court.U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.-4) told the AFRO that he supports Biden’s U.S....
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