Democrats have been increasingly critical of the Supreme Court under its Republican-appointed majority, calling for significant reforms to the high court.
President Joe Biden heeded calls from Democrats and proposed reforms to the Supreme Court on Monday, although they appear highly unlikely to succeed. Biden’s proposals are all versions of things Democrats have been agitating for in recent years, though he shied away from some of the most extreme requests.
Here are four of the ways Democrats have wanted Biden to reform the Supreme Court, in reaction to a bevy of decisions the Democratic Party disagrees with.
Term limits
One of the proposals Biden suggested on Monday was term limits of 18 years for each justice. Under the current guidelines, Supreme Court justices are given lifetime terms.
Biden argued in an opinion piece for the Washin …