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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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We should do that! It’s a great idea to add to and modify the document that shapes our rights.

I can think of three new amendments I’d want right away. But I can’t sue the government on the basis of laws that don’t exist.

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