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.

  • ZombieTheZombieCat@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    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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      1 year 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