I'm starting to think these politicians don't have our best interests at heart.
this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2023
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The Juliana plaintiffs’ fight will likely be buoyed by the recent landmark win in Montana, where a District Court judge ruled this week that the state Constitution guarantees youth plaintiffs the right to a “clean and healthful environment” — one without the ruinous effects of fossil fuels and the climate crisis.
Awesome to see the Montana case already having a positive effect. We’ll drag this government kicking and screaming out of its reliance on fossil fuels.
Unless it hits Trump's SCOTUS.
OK so there’s no denying the US is a democracy.
What you would expect in a democracy, however, is that the people choose politicians who best represent their interests in a range of topics.
How it feels like in the US, is the people get to choose who will enact the will of industry lobby, and in the
process will hopefully take a few of their views into account (mainly for re-election purposes), as long as they don’t conflict with the will of the industry lobby.
OK so there’s no denying the US is a democracy.
Between gerrymandering, the electoral college and Citizens United, I would say there's room for denial.
Each year, there are a handful of seats that are contested. Incumbents win a staggering amount of elections. I have a hard time voting for anyone who would vote in my interest. I usually vote against the party trying to destroy democracy.
My argument here definitely isn’t against your voting strategy. Please keep on voting against the destruction of democracy. What I am trying to say is that this is not the way it should be, but I am sure we can almost all agree on that.
See, a democracy.
The US, a democracy? Dont make me laugh.
Shit like this is why the "both sides" argument holds some water. Not in the "both sides are exactly same so I might as well jot vote, or vote republican" way, because obviously the republicans are by far the worse party. But the Democrats are not the "good guys" they are just the slightly less shitty guys and we will never fix our problems just by voting for the lesser of the two neo Liberal evils.
True but the point is you'd better suck it up and vote for the lesser of the two neoliberal evils or we'll never see the possibility of newer and more progressive candidates again if Republicans win.
Climate change is global. The US constitution isn't.
If anything, the constitution should provide for citizens affected by climate change.
But there is no way it can impact global "politics" (in quotes because like fuck is climate change just a politics thing).
Juliana was filed in 2015 by 21 young plaintiffs seeking to establish a constitutional guarantee to a livable climate.
That's a pretty tall ask to get a domestic US political document to counteract global climate change.
Exhaust legal avenues before blowing up pipelines.