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Why Trump's executive order targeting state climate laws is probably illegal (grist.org)
submitted 1 year ago by [M] to c/climate@slrpnk.net
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[–] 30 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Trump signing an illegal executive order?

I don't believe it ...

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago*

    Regardless of Putin invading Ukraine being illegal, and Israel genociding Palestinians being illegal, and pretty much everything Trump has done in 2025 being illegal, I have faith that the rule of law will miraculously apply in this situation for some reason.

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    • [–] 17 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Legality doesn't matter when you have no ability or will to enforce it.

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  • [–] [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.

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  • [–] 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.

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  • [–] [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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  • [–] 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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    • [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    It's ILLEGAL? Phew! Good! THAT will stop it!

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    [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    Of course it is fucking illegal.

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    [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    "Why Trump's executive order targeting state climate laws is probably illegal"

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    [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    I'm sure all the "states rights" people will strongly opposed such an order, by leaving the country and going to war if necessary, right?

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    [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I just assume that at this point everything he's doing is illegal

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