"I am particularly pleased President Biden called for undoing the damage of the Court’s recent immunity decision," Schumer stated during a Senate floor speech. He further suggested that "Congress should pursue the idea through legislation, and I’m working with my colleagues on the best way to proceed."
Schumer is considering an aspect of Biden's proposed overhaul that would involve a constitutional amendment to clarify that former presidents do not possess criminal immunity for actions taken while in office. "An option I am considering is drawing up legislation clarifying that the President is NOT immune from violations of federal law," he explained.
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However, amending the Constitution is a challenging task, as evidenced by the mere 27 amendments to the document since its inception, with the most recent one ratified over three decades ago in 1992. The task is further complicated by a Congress that is almost evenly split and a lack of Democratic trifectas in state governments.
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According to Fox News, Biden's proposal includes three key requests: term limits for Supreme Court justices, an enforceable ethics code, and a constitutional amendment stating that former presidents do not have immunity from criminal prosecution for actions committed while in office. Each of these proposals would likely fail if brought to a vote in either the House or Senate, or among the states.
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When Fox News Digital inquired whether these proposals would be put to a vote, Schumer's office did not provide a response. The White House also did not comment on whether Biden wished to see the components of his desired overhaul brought to a vote in the Senate.
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The chances of Biden's request making it to the lower chamber are slim, effectively eliminating any possibility of it becoming law. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, declared in a statement on Monday, "This dangerous gambit of the Biden-Harris Administration is dead on arrival in the House."
