Mayor Emanuel signs order committing Chicago to Paris Agreement, welcomes global leaders to Chicago

WLS-TV ^ | June 7, 2017 | Leah Hope

[2ndDivisionVet]

Mayor Rahm Emanuel formally announced Wednesday the city's support of the Paris climate agreement as Chicago welcomed mayors and leaders from around the world for a three-day conference about the global role of cities.

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs' gathering seeks to get civic leaders and policy makers to brainstorm on the future influence of cities on the world around us. This year's focus was economics, and the discussion including growing concern about the impact of environmental policy on cities.

"The decisions we make in the next two to three years will determine what our cities look like in the next 20 to 30 years," Emanuel said as he toured Millenium Park with Toronto's Mayor John Tory.

The mayor's support comes after President Donald Trump pulled out of the agreement, but amid municipal leaders vowing to maintain environmental commitments independently.

"This president, on this policy, is wrong and I will not silence my voice as it relates to the future of the city of Chicago," Emanuel said.....

[SelmaLee]

LOL, exactly.

And if Rahmbo thinks he’s going to suck up any money from the Southern part of IL for this scheme, he’s got another think coming.

[enduserindy]

As if small business in Chicago needs another financial burden.

[Backin1998]

Seeing how Trump canceled the $1 billion UuS payment to the $1 billlion fund for all the countries to draw upon

Chicago can’t meet it’’s teacher retirement commitment, yet they can support some unfounded global warming agenda. Good luck teachers

[enduserindy]

I’m convinced that the city minimum wage at 25 is another step in gentrification.

[PBRCat]

Rahm Emanuel obviously has not read the US Constitution recently:

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.”

[henbane]

Your Constitutional citation makes clear the reason Attorney-General Sessions is required to immediately bring the Chicago mayor--and the other violators of the U.S.Constitution--into custody pending trial.

The third paragraph of Article 10 makes the point exceptionally explicit: "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."

[Tallguy]

Only the US government can enter into foreign treaties. I wonder if the courts will allow this since the Paris Agreement arguably a quasi-treaty?

[Backin1998]

Seeing how Trump canceled the $1 billion UuS payment to the $1 billlion fund for all the countries to draw upon

Chicago can’t meet it’’s teacher retirement commitment, yet they can support some unfounded global warming agenda. Good luck teachers

[Mashood]

Just another faggot acting out.

[Crucial]

Yes, the Paris accord is binding between countries. So, unless Chicago and Rahm can go pound sand. The new Confederacy continues...

[Catsrus]

Oh my, I must be jaded, I laughed out loud at your post!