Joe Biden is trying to go out with revenge. He wants to make life difficult for Trump and his allies.
And Biden is desperately trying to rewrite the Constitution in final move of his presidency.
Whether they’re secretive about it or not, some on the radical Left can’t stand the U.S. Constitution. They feel as though it gets in their way of implementing their destructive policies on Americans.
If the Left had things their way, they would either rip up the Constitution into pieces or they’d heavily amend it in order to rubber stamp their agenda.
And after his farewell address on Wednesday night, President Joe Biden called for one major Constitutional amendment that has everyone stunned.
Biden’s Final Oval Office Speech: A Call to Limit Presidential Immunity Through Constitutional Amendment
In a closing message to the nation, President Joe Biden used his final Oval Office address on Wednesday to reject the notion that presidents should be immune from prosecution for “official acts” conducted during their time in office. The speech appeared to target President-elect Donald Trump, who is set to return to the White House early next week.
“We need to amend the Constitution to make clear that no president, no president, is immune from crimes that he or she commits while in office,” Biden said, urging lawmakers to tackle what he views as a dangerous loophole in presidential accountability.
The commander in chief emphasized that the president’s authority must have limits. “The president’s power is not unlimited,” Biden stated. “It’s not absolute, and it shouldn’t be.”
Biden’s comments followed the Supreme Court’s controversial 6-3 decision last July, which granted sitting presidents absolute immunity from prosecution for “official acts” performed as president. The ruling had affirmed Trump’s argument that he was shielded from legal action over allegations that he attempted to interfere with the certification of Biden’s 2020 election victory.
At the time, Biden condemned the decision, warning it “fundamentally changed” the principle that “no one is above the law” and raised the alarming possibility that “there are virtually no limits on what a president can do.”
Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, sought to clarify the ruling. “The president is not above the law,” Roberts noted, adding that “not everything the president does is official.” He explained that while presidents can face prosecution for unofficial actions, their unique role as a branch of government grants them broad constitutional powers and protections.
The decision left lower courts to determine what qualifies as an “official act” by a sitting president, a question that has already fueled legal and political debates.
Former special counsel Jack Smith, who had charged Trump with federal election interference, argued in court filings that Trump’s alleged actions to overturn the 2020 election were part of a “private criminal effort” to retain power.
However, following Trump’s landslide victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, Smith dropped the case.
Trump also received a no-penalty sentence in his Manhattan “hush money” case, making history as the first convicted felon to be elected president. The judge’s decision spared Trump jail time or financial penalties, allowing him to focus on his transition back to the White House. The president-elect has indicated plans to appeal the Manhattan ruling.
Despite Biden’s call for a constitutional amendment to curb presidential immunity, the path forward is steep. Amending the Constitution requires a two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate, followed by ratification from three-fourths of state legislatures.
The last constitutional amendment, the 27th, was ratified in 1992 and delayed the implementation of laws affecting congressional salaries until after the next election. Adding a new amendment to address presidential accountability would likely spark intense political debate and face significant hurdles in today’s polarized political landscape.
So in other words, Biden and the Democrats have little to no hope of this proposed Constitutional amendment passing.
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