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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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[-] charonn0@startrek.website 0 points 1 year ago

The Constitution defines the government and sets its limits. If you're looking for anything more than that, you're going to be disappointed.

[-] ebenixo@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 year ago

Very progressive

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