The governors and Kerry also made repeated references to the hurricanes that have made landfall on U.S. soil — Harvey, Irma and now Maria — as well as the wildfires burning across the West Coast as an indication of what could occur if climate change worsens.
So...let them send their money to the cause.
We’ll see which states economies go into the toilet because of it..............
Great, let them continue to lose taxpaying citizens to states without lunatic governments.
I say those states are welcome to throw sand into the gears of their own economies. On second thought, that might well create or accelerate an exodus from those states and the refugees will come to the other states bearing all the attitudes that wrecked their previous states of abode.
As long as they don’t have their hands in my pockets I don’t give a flying f____!
That’s fantastic. States Rights and all. But that doesn’t mean America must join the Paris Accord and give them a boatload of tax dollars.
If states can defy the federal law, why can’t individuals defy state law..?
In other words:
If states can ignore federal laws on the simple basis they don’t LIKE certain laws, why can’t individuals do that with state laws they don’t like..?
Indeed in California where there are very many illegal aliens, already many individuals do that.
The general movement is towards a culture of lawlessness.
Liberals are all “states’ rights” these days. Almost as if they have no principles at all.
I am completely behind states taking this sort of independent approach to their societies.
As long as they do it on their own dime, go for it. That means they will be coming to Trump begging for money. If he doesn’t turn them down then shame on him.
They have goals that they won’t meet, just like most of the countries who agreed to the Kyoto Protocol. It keeps the meme alive for future teeth, and jobs for a few connected pals. No big deal.
Article I
Section 10
1: No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.
2: No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it’s inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Controul of the Congress.
3: No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.
How are they defying Trump? Has Trump said he’s against this act of federalism?
[ 15 states now defy Trump by upholding the Paris climate accord ]
NWO / globalist idiots.
They can if they want to.
They are not obligated to.
Let their citizens vote them out of office for it.
Knock yourselves out, virtue signalers. Texas will keep drilling.
Cut off all Federal funding to these states. American workers will be better off with fewer taxes due to the money saved and liberals will get the punishment they deserve.