A number of possible changes could be afoot if Democrats win the White House in the 2024 election.

No issue is more at conflict within the two major parties than the most elusive branch of government, the Judicial. Sitting atop that branch is the now conservative-leaning Supreme Court, as The Washington Examiner reported.

If Democrats are elected president and control Congress in November, they will also seek to assume control of the Supreme Court, as they have already stated.

In an effort to limit the power of the judiciary, President Biden proposed a set of "reforms" for the highest courts soon after he ended his re-election campaign. These reforms included term limits and a "binding" code of ethics.

Harris's Move

Kamala Harris quickly agreed to join, and the Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer, has made it abundantly clear that bringing the justices to their knees is a top priority.

The Democrats' plan for the court is an assault on the fundamental constitutional structure of the United States of America, despite the fact that they proclaim their loyalty to democratic institutions.

The Founding Fathers envisioned a judicial system that would function independently from the political branches and would be free from their influence.

Visions of Reform

The purpose of Democratic "reform" ideas is to either alter the composition of the court or, if that is not possible, to exert influence over the judges by increasing the political pressure.

This is something that President Franklin D. Roosevelt attempted to accomplish with his court-packing plan in 1937, but it was unsuccessful.

"Living constitutionalism" is a jurisprudence that some court advocates, such as the Pacific Legal Foundation, say helped uphold many of the party's preferred laws and regulations over the past 40 years.

Policy experts told the Washington Examiner that the frustration of Democrats stems from a deeper lamentation of a bygone era when the Supreme Court embraced "living constitutionalism."

From Conservatives

“Democrats have long relied on control of the Supreme Court to advance their agenda when the public does not fully support it, especially on the cultural issues that motivate a large part of their base,” said Henry Olsen of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, a pro-family and religious freedom advocacy group.

In July, President Joe Biden made a historic reversal of his previous position by embracing judicial reforms, amidst his unprecedented withdrawal from the 2024 campaign. He stated that he would sign bills to adopt binding ethics codes and term limits for the high court.

The passage of those measures would be an uphill battle, as they would require a two-thirds majority of ballots.

However, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a prominent critic of Chief Justice John Roberts's court, has a contentious strategy to surmount the existing obstacles.