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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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[–] dmmeyournudes 61 points 2 years ago (35 children)

The rules in the Constitution are only relevant so far as they are within the ability of the government to provide. Outlawing slavery, the right to free speech, the right to vote, these can all be provided and protected by the government. The global climate can only be protected by ensuing that the rest of the world does not ruin the climate, in other words, the US would have to invade any country that endangers the climate for is citizens to ensure that right. This is why the Constitution does not provide he right to travel anywhere outside of US borders either.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

the US would have to invade any country that endangers the climate for is citizens to ensure that right.

Well, that depends on what we think about climate change. If we think the climat change will destroy the humanity then this seems to be justifiable.

[–] dmmeyournudes 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Justifiable or not, it's still not something that is in the control of the government exclusively.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Fair point - government can try to provide it, but can't guarantee the result.

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