Biden's Supreme Court Reform Proposals Face Mixed Reactions
Public broadly supports term limits and ethics code, but implementation and constitutional concerns persist.
- A USA TODAY-Ipsos poll shows 76% of Americans favor a binding ethics code for Supreme Court justices.
- Biden's proposal includes term limits, an ethics code, and reversing presidential immunity rulings.
- Republicans and Democrats are deeply divided on the court's role and recent decisions.
- Critics argue that some proposed reforms may require constitutional amendments.
- Historical comparisons are drawn to FDR's failed court-packing plan in the 1930s.