Biden also called for: 1. A ban on dark money PACs. 2. An 18 year term limit on Supreme Court Justices. 3. A ban on stock trading by members of Congress. 4. Amending the Constitution to end presidential immunity from crimes committed while in office.
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We seriously need to stop wishing for an all power presidency. Maybe after a couple yrs of the Orange Menace folks will remember why we need 3 independent branches of gov’t.
House & Senate write legislation not the president. Do you think there were votes to pass any of it?
Amendment process
• Proposed by 2/3 vote of House & Senate or requested by 2/3 of State conventions called for that purpose
• Ratified by 3/4 of State legislatures or 3/4 of state conventions
H.R.327 - End Dark Money Act 1/15/2021
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/09/with-deadlocked-vote-on-dark-money-disclose-act-fails-to-clear-senate/
End dark $ tax breaks https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-chu-introduce-bill-ending-billionaires-tax-free-giveaways-to-dark-money-groups/
H.R.1679 - Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership Act - 03/21/2023
S.2463 - Ban Stock Trading for Government Officials Act - 07/25/2023