US elections live: Biden takes the stage to talk about supreme court reform in speech marking Civil Rights Act anniversary

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President calls out supreme court decisions that he says eroded civil rights, citing presidential immunity ruling and overturning of RoeBiden calls for supreme court reforms including 18-year term limitsJoe Biden has called for a series of reforms to to the supreme court, including the introduction of 18-year term limits and a binding code of conduct for justices.Biden, in an op-ed for the Washington Post, also called for a constitutional amendment to remove immunity for crimes committed by a president while in office.This nation was founded on a simple yet profound principle: No one is above the law. Not the president of the United States. Not a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. No one.When Vice President Harris says this election is about freedom she means it. Our democracy is under assault by criminal Donald Trump.Donald Trump wants to take America backward, to a politics of hate, chaos, and fear – this November America will unite around Vice President Kamala Harris to stop him. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/jul/29/election-updates-trump-harris

Author : Abené Clayton (now); Joanna Walters and Léonie Chao-Fong (earlier)

Publish date : 2024-07-29 23:43:59

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