The Supreme Court has said it requires Congress to speak clearly in the interest of democratic accountability. In the climate decision, Chief Justice Roberts wrote that the people’s elected representatives should make decisions where the consequences are enormous.
“A decision of such magnitude and consequence rests with Congress itself, or an agency acting pursuant to a clear delegation from that representative body,” he wrote.
But the net effect of that approach was to enhance the Supreme Court’s own authority.
“They’re saying that they’re doing it for democracy purposes, but the fact is that they’re increasing their own power,” Professor Lazarus said.
Were democracy working, Professor Huber said, there would be new federal legislation to address the threat to the planet.
“If we had a Congress that at all reflected what the median American voter wanted,” he said, “we’d have relatively aggressive climate action.”
Which means the climate-denying, election fraud-believing, Trump-worshipping, spineless corporate servants take back Congress —and nearly nothing gets done until 2024, when things could go even worse — Xtrix
when things could go even worse. — Xtrix
I'm now investing my energies in finding a plot of land in France big enough to sustain a family and considering getting a hunting license and learn to shoot at the shooting range. — Benkei
Lol. I will never in a million years move to the US, the source of too many problems in modern times with one of the most corrupt governments to curse the western world. — Benkei
Or maybe don't have such a US-centric view of the world. The suggestion self-sufficiency expertise isn't available in rural France (of all places) is rather funny — Benkei
At least pollution will be manageable where we're looking, so that will do just fine. — Benkei
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