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At Lynn forum, Coe calls for court expansion, term limits and says he would pursue holding the president accountable
Summary
Responding to audience concerns about the Supreme Court, Dan Coe said Democrats should expand the court when possible, institute 18‑year term limits and use impeachment to consume presidential time and accountability, framing these steps as necessary corrective measures.
An attendee raised concerns that the Supreme Court has moved far to the right. Daniel Coe responded that Democrats should be prepared to expand the court when they hold the presidency and to pursue 18‑year term limits and stronger ethics rules for justices.
He argued these steps are necessary to rebalance federal institutions: "We need to expand the court... Secondly, we need term limits, 18 year term limits," Coe said. On the question of presidential accountability, he said an impeachment process can constrain a president’s ability to pursue other actions: "Every minute that Donald Trump... are spending trying to defend the president in an impeachment trial is a minute he's not focused on terrorizing the United States," Coe said, and added that he would lead efforts to hold the president accountable.
Coe framed these tools as institutional responses to what he described as ongoing damage by current federal leadership. He presented expansion, term limits and ethics oversight as a package rather than a single policy and said he would pursue them if in a position to act.
