Sen. McConnell Declared Biden's Supreme Court Overhauling Unthinkable
Senate-Democrats-and-Republicans-hold-weekly-press-conferences-J Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) answers questions during Senate Republicans’ weekly press conference outside the Senate chamber, Washington, DC, July 30, 2024. Their remarks focused on the border and President Joe Biden’s recent proposals for reforming the Supreme Court. (Photo by Allison Bailey / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by ALLISON BAILEY/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) “I know he knows better, and such a proposal would be dead on arrival in Congress,” said McConnell. Expressing surprise on Tuesday, following the Biden's proposed overhauling of the US supreme court, McConnell (R-Ky.) said that the idea would authorize presidents to appoint justices every two years, limiting them to 18 years in active service. A code of ethics for the court’s justices, term limits of 18 years, and ratification of a constitutional amendment limiting presidential immunity are all i