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Joe Biden’s DOJ Is Claiming “There Is No Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate” (jacobin.com)
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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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[–] 40 points 3 years ago (2 children)

There isn't. That doesn't mean that this isn't a noble cause, but come on. There's no point in using the Constitution as the deciding factor of all that is good.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Americans are utterly obsessed with their constitution. They treat it like a holy book, despite (and perhaps sometimes because of) the fact that it's pretty much impossible to convince enough people to change these days, despite it also needing changes.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    This is a legal proceeding and the constitution is the fundamental basis for legal precedence in the US.

    The government's argument is not that this right cannot exist but that it is not presently defined.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    This is a legal proceeding and the constitution is the fundamental basis for legal precedence in the US.

    Someone should tell that to the supreme court.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    While I very much disagree with many SCOTUS interpretations, many of the legitimate justices throughout the years have successfully espoused this policy

    The current Supreme Court being largely a cruel joke does not falsify this claim

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