No, it didn't.
He apparently had been looking at it for some time. What spurred him to act faster was the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Apparently he called at least one constitutional scholar within hours after that to review options.
Personally I was expecting he would wait until after the election to announce this and to expand the number of Supreme Court justices.
I am glad to see the proposal for change and hope it gets implemented. I also hope they expand the # of justices to counter the stolen ones
that sounds like me
also applies to snail mail and email sometimes
overwhelmed with life as a whole right now,
For some time I have also been meaning to mail you a furry hotel card, but feel to overwhelmed for that as well. You should get it with a few years or so...
at this point it's the right thing to do. It's either get behind Biden to maintain a democracy, or just give up and accept a dictatorship. I know which one I would choose.
I sincerely never thought he would get to this point and I am delighted to see it
even if he cannot enact it himself this changes the conversation about what’s possible within the Democratic Party, which has been badly needed for years
fantastic news
Breaking news: President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to two people briefed on the plans.
I think the fact that he didn't jump to do it right away was good (even though I was wanting change sooner). He has a much stronger case now for change and it is harder to make the case that such a move would be purely partisan.
Like with AOC impeaching Alito and Thomas it'll assuredly get blocked by Republicans *but* it also helps push the Overton window by signaling "hey, this isn't okay and I see it too."
Progressives in US pushing Fahrenheit because it is traditional and what they grew up with? They don't see how that is essentially a conservative stance?
