What a shithole. And I say that as an Indiana resident. At least our heat stays on in the winter.
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Is there legislation that says otherwise? What should the judges do here?
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You have the right to food, clothing and shelter, and eventually they’ll rule those aren’t required either.
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Second only to the lack of responsibility that Texan judges have.
It amazes me that Texas gets away with this. One would think that being part of the federation of states means what you do immediately puts you under federal oversight, regardless if it crosses state lines or not.
They went to very special efforts to remove themselves from the national energy grid, the only one of the Continental states that did so iirc. Which didn't stop them from halfheartedly asking for aid when shit hit the fan. They literally asked for this "right", to self regulate independently from the federal government.
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Texas would secede from the union if it could. Everything’s bigger in Texas, including their stupidity/ignorance/selfishness.
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Yikes. You'd think in a place where they know they will have extraordinary weather events, they would legislate special requirements to ensure everyone's safety.
Incidentally, I first heard about this saga when I saw a report a while ago about people being scammed by solar panel grifters (who overcharge for installing systems that provide little to no independence from the grid despite making those claims in their ads).
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