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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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[–] 13 points 3 years ago (16 children)

requires the federal government to maintain a climate that supports human life.

maybe-later-kiddo

Unironically this is a new frontier of ghoul behevior. The next time a person tells me some shit like Biden is "the most progressive president since FDR" I'm straight up spitting in their face.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago

    Biden can't just dictate DOJ positions. DOJ is saying that, as a matter of law the Constitution doesn't say that. That if they use that argument in court, they'll lose. They're not saying that's a good thing and they're certainly not saying that Biden doesn't care about climate change.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (12 children)

    Who's the most progressive president since fdr?

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago* (7 children)

    FDR was really the only slightly good (post-Lincoln) US president. And that was really only because he knew heads were going to start rolling if the government didn't throw some bones to the working class.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    Who was the most progressive president since fdr?

    Your original comment suggested you have an opinion on this

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    I don't really have an opinion on it, I think it's a meaningless aphorism.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I think he was saying the line between FDR and the other presidents is so wide that calling anyone else progressive by comparison would essentially be changing what it means to be progressive.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago*

    If I had any courage, I should keep track of all this shit Biden and his team has done and when CHUDs whine, point to it and ask "He's giving you everything you want, what more do you want?"

    God, I wish it was the opposite, both parties favor the left, but Republicans just give the normies lip service, which seems to be what appeases them anyways.

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