Republicans introduce extreme bill to ban lawsuits against Big Oil forever | Shouldn’t Democrats… be saying something about this?
Source: silence7
Republicans introduce extreme bill to ban lawsuits against Big Oil forever | Shouldn’t Democrats… be saying something about this?
Source: silence7
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Classic example of Only Democrats Have Agency. Should they speak out about it? Sure I guess. But does it have a chance of passing and is it worth spending political capital when there are more urgent problems? But also maybe Republicans shouldn’t have introduced this bill.
Like this?
Former Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) — on the Cruz/Hageman bill: “every elected official who cares about the interests of their constituents more than those of corporate polluters should oppose this disgraceful proposal.”
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) — on Trump’s related executive order directing DOJ to target state climate laws (the legislative precursor): “a slippery slope to picking and choosing which states get stripped of their sovereignty—just as he is picking and choosing his billionaire donors to repay.”
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), US Climate Alliance co-chairs, joint statement: “The federal government cannot unilaterally strip states’ independent constitutional authority. We are a nation of states—and laws—and we will not be deterred.”
Republicans currently control the executive branch, the judiciary, both chambers of Congress, and the majority of state governorships and state legislatures. Maybe you can complain about Democrats when they have a semblance of power
Looks as if the oil and gas industry’s billion-plus given to Republicans in the last election is paying off for them.
Meanwhile, you and I will just pay.