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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

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[–] 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.

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[–] 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.

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