Quote (Surfpunk @ Mar 11 2017 01:52pm)
Your tears are delicious.
I am, however, wary of using kids as political props. But I think this is a little different, in that these kids are actually directly affected by the government's inaction regarding climate change. They're the ones who will have to deal with the outcome of our action/inaction.
Quote (Voyaging @ Mar 11 2017 01:59pm)
Them being kids is the point of the law suit, isn't it?
Trump’s climate change battle with a bunch of kids is heating up.
Trump’s Justice Department made moves this week to kill a lawsuit filed by 21 kids alleging the federal government has screwed them over when it comes to climate change. Specifically, the Washington Post reports, Trump’s lawyers asked a federal court this week to overturn a November ruling that cleared the lawsuit for trial. They’ve also filed a motion to halt the case immediately, saying the government would be “irreparably harmed” if made to produce documents the kids are asking for.
The plaintiffs, who range from ages eight to 19, are asking for 60 years worth of federal government documents. They want to know what the federal government knew about the harmful effects of climate change, and when they knew about it. They’re arguing that the government has continually failed to recognize the risks of climate change and adequately address the carbon emissions that cause it—and that that failure is a violation of their constitutional right to equal protection under the law, among other thing
Did you guys read that part? Do you guys fathom what 60 years of federal govt docs looks like, and with that in mind realize how bogus it is for a 10-18 year old to request such a thing? Read the latter part of that quote, those aren't the concerns of 14 year old nor are those the words of a child. Environmentalist & lawyers channeling their words thru kids.