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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    1 year ago

    Breaking news: Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness does not include a right to a liveable environment.

    (yes I know this is from the DOI, not the constitution, and has no legal force)

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        Apparently, the right to life and the right to keep living are two very different things to the justice department.

        Then again, why are we surprised when a life spent is solitary confinement does not meet the definition of “cruel and unusual punishment” for the same group.