▲ 111 ▼ Why Trump's executive order targeting state climate laws is probably illegal (grist.org) submitted 1 year ago by silence7@slrpnk.net [M] to c/climate@slrpnk.net 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 17 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Legality doesn't matter when you have no ability or will to enforce it. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) His ability to enforce a "block this state law" instruction is one of those things which might actually be limited by the law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) All of what he's doing is limited by law, but nobody cares enough to enforce it. All leftist judges and politicians are in it for their own skin, minus a very small sliver. They have only words to offer instead of real action. We've let money and safety become our new Gods. America has no sense of identity or unity and until we figure that out we're on a downward trajectory. All of us pleebs are in for a rude awakening. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) They're mostly constrained by not having the votes in Congress or the Supreme Court to actually do anything. That's why we get words and protests from them instead of meaningful action. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 0 points 1 year ago You're extending an olive branch to our ineffectual old, white, lawyer, elitist Dems? Interesting strategy. We'll see how that pays off. I'm all for it in reality. The tower needs to fall before we can rebuild it. It won't be pretty, but as each day passes seems more and more necessary. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) His ability to enforce a "block this state law" instruction is one of those things which might actually be limited by the law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) All of what he's doing is limited by law, but nobody cares enough to enforce it. All leftist judges and politicians are in it for their own skin, minus a very small sliver. They have only words to offer instead of real action. We've let money and safety become our new Gods. America has no sense of identity or unity and until we figure that out we're on a downward trajectory. All of us pleebs are in for a rude awakening. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) They're mostly constrained by not having the votes in Congress or the Supreme Court to actually do anything. That's why we get words and protests from them instead of meaningful action. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 0 points 1 year ago You're extending an olive branch to our ineffectual old, white, lawyer, elitist Dems? Interesting strategy. We'll see how that pays off. I'm all for it in reality. The tower needs to fall before we can rebuild it. It won't be pretty, but as each day passes seems more and more necessary. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) All of what he's doing is limited by law, but nobody cares enough to enforce it. All leftist judges and politicians are in it for their own skin, minus a very small sliver. They have only words to offer instead of real action. We've let money and safety become our new Gods. America has no sense of identity or unity and until we figure that out we're on a downward trajectory. All of us pleebs are in for a rude awakening. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) They're mostly constrained by not having the votes in Congress or the Supreme Court to actually do anything. That's why we get words and protests from them instead of meaningful action. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 0 points 1 year ago You're extending an olive branch to our ineffectual old, white, lawyer, elitist Dems? Interesting strategy. We'll see how that pays off. I'm all for it in reality. The tower needs to fall before we can rebuild it. It won't be pretty, but as each day passes seems more and more necessary. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) They're mostly constrained by not having the votes in Congress or the Supreme Court to actually do anything. That's why we get words and protests from them instead of meaningful action. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 0 points 1 year ago You're extending an olive branch to our ineffectual old, white, lawyer, elitist Dems? Interesting strategy. We'll see how that pays off. I'm all for it in reality. The tower needs to fall before we can rebuild it. It won't be pretty, but as each day passes seems more and more necessary. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 0 points 1 year ago You're extending an olive branch to our ineffectual old, white, lawyer, elitist Dems? Interesting strategy. We'll see how that pays off. I'm all for it in reality. The tower needs to fall before we can rebuild it. It won't be pretty, but as each day passes seems more and more necessary. permalink fedilink source parent