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.

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.

  • @SCBEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    This is a legal proceeding and the constitution is the fundamental basis for legal precedence in the US.

    The government’s argument is not that this right cannot exist but that it is not presently defined.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•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.

      • @SCBEnglish
        2•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