Source: Cato Institute
by Doug Bandow
“Back in July, when Democrats still pretended that Joe Biden was functioning as president, his administration released a proposal for judicial reform. It would specify that presidents are not immune from prosecution, create a code of conduct for the Supreme Court, and set 18-year judicial terms. A large majority of Americans backed these ideas, though a majority of Republicans feared the measures would pose a ‘major threat to democracy.’ The general public’s instincts were good. The increasingly bitter judicial wars undermine the rule of law as well as judicial institutions, and risk real, perhaps irreversible damage to the Constitution.” (09/27/24)