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§ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Joe Biden’s DOJ is Claiming “There is No Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate”

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Joe Biden’s DOJ is Claiming “There is No Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate”

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§ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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Joe Biden’s DOJ Is Claiming “There Is No Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate”
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In the same week large swaths of the US were under extreme heat warnings, Joe Biden’s Justice Department filed its most recent motion to dismiss a landmark climate case by arguing that nothing in the Constitution guarantees the right to a secure climate.
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    Your right, but this needs to change. In order to stop Billionaires from ensuring there isn’t a single functional ecosystem, legal actions will be necessary.

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      Probably, but it doesn’t need to be enshrined in the Constitution. The federal government already has the power to regulate emissions, it doesn’t need the Constitution to reiterate that.

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