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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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[–] 15 points 3 years ago

That's true I always forget about that.

I find penumbral reasoning compelling in its own right.

But the Ninth Amendment is express:

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

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