Vice President Harris backed President Biden on Monday in his push for term limitations for Supreme Court Justices and for a constitutional amendment that would counteract the recent decision of their president immunity.

She said that she and President Biden were of the opinion that the American public must have faith in the Supreme Court. “Yet, today there is a crisis of confidence in the Supreme Court. Its fairness has been questioned after numerous ethics scandals as well as decision after decision that overturned long-standing precedents.”

Biden’s triple proposal includes term limits of 18 years for nine justices. This would allow the president to nominate a new Justice every two-years. It also includes a code of conduct binding for the Supreme Court.

The proposal responds also to the immunity ruling, which gave a major victory to former President Trump. It calls for a constitutional amendement that would partially overturn this decision by clarifying former presidents don’t enjoy criminal immunity against federal criminal indictments.

All the proposals would be faced with major obstacles in their implementation. Republicans could hold majorities in the House and Senate, but they oppose Supreme Court reforms. They would have enough votes to filibuster the reform in the Senate, even if they didn’t.

To ratify a constitutional amendment, three-quarters of U.S. state would have to ratify it.

Harris’s support for Biden’s reforms is not surprising. They are sure to be well received by Democrats. The conservative Supreme Court has made a number of controversial decisions that have frustrated Democrats. Three justices on the court are now nominated or appointed by former president Trump, the GOP candidate for President.

Trump has criticised the reforms. This could become a political issue this fall.

In her statement, Harris argued that reforms would help “restore trust in the Court and strengthen our democracy” and “ensure no one is above law.” Biden and the vice president are asking Congress to pass these reforms.

In a democracy, nobody should be above law. “We must ensure that former presidents are not immune from prosecution for crimes committed in the White House”, she added.

The President will announce his plans from the LBJ Presidential Library, in Austin, Texas. Just over a week ago, the announcement came just after the president dropped his bid for reelection and endorsed Harris as the top Democratic candidate.

Biden’s decision marks a significant shift. He had long been resistant to progressives’ demands for Supreme Court reforms, fearing that it would politicize court.